ओंगळ
Marathi
Alternative forms
- वंगळ (vaṅgaḷ), वंगाळ (vaṅgāḷ)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘽𑘐𑘯 (oṃgaḷa), 𑘪𑘻𑘽𑘐𑘯 (voṃgaḷa), from Sanskrit अमङ्गल (amaṅgala). Doublet of अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ). Cognate with Varhadi वंगय (vaṅgay), Pali amaṅgala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oŋ.ɡəɭ̆/
- Hyphenation: ओं‧गळ
- Rhymes: -əɭ̆
Adjective
ओंगळ • (oṅgaḷ) (indeclinable)
- bad, nasty, inauspicious
- काहीतरी ओंगळ बोलू नकोस. ― kāhītarī oṅgaḷ bolū nakos. ― Do not say something inauspicious.
- Synonyms: अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ), अशुभ (aśubh), किळसवाणे (kiḷasvāṇe), वाईट (vāīṭ)
- Antonyms: चांगले (cāṅgle), छान (chān), पवित्र (pavitra), मंगल (maṅgal), शुभ (śubh)
- filthy, foul
- Synonym: घाणेरडे (ghāṇerḍe)
- Antonym: स्वच्छ (svaccha)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “ओंगळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 17.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “ओंगळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 117
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “ओंगळ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 477.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “amaṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 25