वेणी

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘹𑘜𑘲 (veṇī), 𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘲 (vīṇī), from Sanskrit वेणि (veṇi), वेणिका (veṇikā). Cognate with Konkani विणी (viṇī), Gujarati વેણી (veṇī), Bengali বেণি (beni), Nepali बेनि (beni).

IPA^(key): /ʋe.ɳi/, [ʋe.ɳiː]

वेणी • (veṇī) f

1. plaited hair
2. braid

   Synonym: गुंफण (gumphaṇ​)

3. a garland worn in traditional hairstyles.

   Synonym: गजरा (gajrā)

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वेणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेणी”, 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) “वेणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)