मशाल
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَشْعَل (mašʕal). Compare Assamese মহলা (mohola), Bengali মশাল (mośal), Marathi मशाल (maśāl), Odia ମଶାଲ (maśāla), Punjabi ਮਸਾਲ (masāl), Sindhi مَشْعَلُ (maś'alu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ʃɑːl/, [mɐ.ʃäːl]
Noun
मशाल • (maśāl) f (Urdu spelling مشعل)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मशाल maśāl |
मशालें maśālẽ |
| oblique | मशाल maśāl |
मशालों maśālõ |
| vocative | मशाल maśāl |
मशालो maśālo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मशाल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مَشْعَل (mašʕal). Compare Assamese মহলা (mohola), Bengali মশাল (mośal), Hindi मशाल (maśāl), Odia ମଶାଲ (maśāla), Punjabi ਮਸਾਲ (masāl), Sindhi مَشْعَلُ (maś'alu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mə.ɕal/
Noun
मशाल • (maśāl) f
- torch; a traditional flare made with wood set on fire as a light source
- Synonym: दिवटी (divṭī)
See also
- टॉर्च (ṭŏrca, “flashlight”)
- विजेरी (vijerī, “flashlight”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मशाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies