अब्ज

Marathi
Marathi numbers (edit)
१, ००, ००, ००, ०००
1,000,000,000
    Cardinal: अब्ज (abj)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit अब्ज (abja) or from Sanskrit अर्बुद (arbuda). Compare Hindi अरब (arab).

Numeral

अब्ज • (abj)

  1. billion; 1,000,000,000
    Synonyms: अर्व (arva), अरव (arav)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अप् (ap, “water”) + ज (ja, “produced from”).

Noun

अब्ज • (abj) n

  1. a lotus

References
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “अब्ज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “अब्ज”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अब्ज”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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