अंधार

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘁𑘽𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (āṁdhāreṁ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhāra), from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Related to अंधेर (andher), अंधारे (andhāre) (adjective). Cognate with Gujarati અંધારું (andhārũ), Sindhi اَنڌَارُ‎ / अंधारु (ãdhāru), اَنڌَارو‎ / अंधारो (ãdhāro), آنڌَارو‎ / आंधारो (ā̃dhāro), Punjabi ਅੰਧਾਰ (andhār), Oriya ଅନ୍ଧାର (ôndharô), Bengali আঁধার (ãdhar), Assamese আন্ধাৰ (andhar), Sinhalese අඳුර (an̆dura), අඳර (an̆dara).

Noun

अंधार • (andhār) m

  1. darkness

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “अंधार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “अंधार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “andhakāra (386)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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