गळा

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā).

Noun

गळा • (gaḷā) m

  1. (anatomy) neck, throat

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “गळा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gala (4070)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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