जवळीक

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जवळीक (javaḷīka), जवळिक (javaḷika), from जवळ (javaḷ, “near”) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑəʋ.ɭ̆ik/, [d͡ʑəʋ.ɭ̆iːk]

Noun

जवळीक • (javḷīk) f

  1. nearness, closeness
  2. intimacy; familiarity of intercourse
    Synonyms: सहवास (sahvās), घरोबा (gharobā)

References

  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “जवळीक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जवळीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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