कोळसा

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘯𑘲𑘭𑘰 (koḷīsā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀇 / कुलुंचइ / ಕುಲುಂಚಇ (kuluṃcaï), from Sanskrit कूडयति (kūḍayati), कूळयति (kūḷayati). Related to कोळपणे (koḷapṇe). Cognate with Ahirani कोयसा (koysā), Konkani ಕೊಳ್ಸೊ / कोळसो / kollso, Gujarati કોલસો (kolso).

• IPA^(key): /koɭ̆.sa/
• Hyphenation: कोळ‧सा

कोळसा • (koḷsā) m (feminine कोळशी)

1. coal, charcoal

   कोळशाची खाण

   koḷśācī khāṇ

   Coal mine

2. piece of coal, charcoal

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कोळसा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 29.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कोळसा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 188
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कोळसा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 810.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kūḍayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 176