π‘˜‘π‘˜Žπ‘˜»

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

  • π‘˜‘π‘˜Žπ‘˜° (nakā), π‘˜‘π‘˜»π‘˜Žπ‘˜» (noko)

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit π‘˜‘ (na) + π‘˜π‘˜©π‘˜³ (khalu).[1]

Adverb

π‘˜‘π‘˜Žπ‘˜» (nako) (Devanagari ΰ€¨ΰ€•ΰ₯‹)

  1. no; a particle indicating refusal

Descendants

  • Marathi: ΰ€¨ΰ€•ΰ₯‹ (nako)
  • β†’ Hindustani:
    Deccani: Ω†ΩŽΪ©Ω‘Ωˆ (nakko)

References

  1. ^ Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) β€œkhalu”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.