सावली

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • सावळी (sāvḷī)

Etymology

From Old Marathi साउली (sāulī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (chāilla), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā). Compare Konkani साव्ळी (sāvḷī) and Hindi छाँव (chā̃v).

Noun

सावली • (sāvlī) f

  1. shadow, shade

References
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “सावली”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “साउली”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “chāyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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