लिलाव

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese leilão, from Arabic الإِعْلَام‎ (al-ʔiʕlām, “notice, instruction”). Compare Gujarati લિલામ (lilām), Kannada ಲಿಲಾವು (lilāvu), Hindi नीलाम (nīlām), Bengali নিলাম (nilam).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li.laʋ/

Noun

लिलाव • (lilāv) m

auction

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “लिलाव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “लेलाम,_लेलांव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “लिलाम,_लिलांव”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

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