लोणी
Konkani
Alternative forms
- लोणि (lōṇi)
Etymology
From an earlier नोणी (nōṇi), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).
Noun
लोणी • (lōṇī) (Latin script lonnim, Kannada script ಲೋಣೀ)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘻𑘜𑘲 (loṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).
Noun
लोणी • (loṇī) n
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लोणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लोणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “लोणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “návanīta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press