ढवळाढवळ
Marathi
Etymology
Reduplication of ढवळा (ḍhavḷā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɖʱəʋ.ɭ̆aɖʱ.ʋəɭ̆/
- Hyphenation: ढव‧ळाढ‧वळ
- Rhymes: -əɭ̆
Noun
ढवळाढवळ • (ḍhavḷāḍhvaḷ) f
- interference, intrusion
- Synonyms: हस्तक्षेप (hastakṣep), लुडबुड (luḍbuḍ)
- आमच्या व्यक्तिगत विषयांमध्ये ढवळाढवळ मी खपवून घेणार नाही!
- āmacyā vyaktigat viṣyāmmadhye ḍhavḷāḍhvaḷ mī khapvūn gheṇār nāhī!
- I will not tolerate interference in our personal matters!
- (obsolete) a medley of confusion and tumult
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ढवळाढवळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ढवळाढवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press