गलबत

Marathi

गलबते, गुराबा आणि जहाज

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (galbat), ultimately from Amharic ጀልባ (ǧälba).

Noun

गलबत • (galbat) n

gallivat, a type of ship
मराठा गुराबा आणि गलबते ब्रिटीश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनीच्या जहाजांवर हल्ला करायचे.
marāṭhā gurābā āṇi galabte briṭīś īsṭ iṇḍiyā kampnīcyā jahājāuvar hallā karāyace.
Maratha Gurabs (Grabs) and Galbats (Gallivats) used to attack British East India Company ships.

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “गलबत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “गलबत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 13, Part 2, page 717

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