अब्ज

अब्ज

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

←  1,000,000 (106)		१, ००, ००, ००, ००० 1,000,000,000 (109)
Cardinal: अब्ज (abja)

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

अब्ज • (abja)

1. billion; 1,000,000,000

   Synonyms: अर्व (arva), अरव (arav)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

अब्ज • (abja) n

1. a lotus

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अब्ज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (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