आले
See also: आला, आलु, आलू, and आलं
Marathi
Alternative forms
- आलं (āla)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘩𑘹𑘽 (āleṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀕𑀅 (āgaa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-lla-) + -𑀓- (-ka-)[1] (compare 𑀆𑀕𑀏𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀺𑀆 f (āgaelliā)[2]), from Sanskrit आगत (ā́gata). Cognate with Hindi आया (āyā), Punjabi ਆਇਆ (āiā) / آیا (āya).
Verb
आले • (āle) n
- perfective of येणे (yeṇe, “to come”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “āˊgata”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Southworth, Franklin (2005) Linguistic Archaeology of South Asia, Routledge, →ISBN, page 135
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “आले”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “आला”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀅 (allaa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀆𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀓 (*āllaka)[1], from Sanskrit आर्द्रक (ārdraka). Cognate with Konkani आल्ले (āllê), Hindi आदा (ādā), Gujarati આદું (ādũ), Nepali अदुवा (aduwā), Bengali আদা (ada).
Noun
आले • (āle) n
- ginger root
See also
- सुंठ (suṇṭha, “dried ginger”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ārdraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “आले”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अलें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अलें”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “अलें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.