जायफळ

Marathi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit जातिफल (jātiphala), जातीफल (jātīphala). Cognate with Gujarati જાયફળ (jāyaphaḷ), Hindi जायफल (jāyaphal), Punjabi ਜਾਇਫਲ (jāephal), Bengali জায়ফল (jayphôl), Assamese জাঁইফল (zãiphol).

Noun

जायफळ • (j̈āyphaḷ) n

  1. nutmeg

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “जायफळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “जायफळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “जायफळ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “jātīphala (5189)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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