गलबत
Marathi
गलबते, गुराबा आणि जहाज
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian گلبت (galbat), ultimately from Amharic ጀልባ (ǧälba).
Noun
गलबत • (galbat) n
- gallivat, a type of ship
- मराठा गुराबा आणिगलबते ब्रिटीश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनीच्या जहाजांवर हल्ला करायचे.
- marāṭhā gurābā āṇi galabte briṭīś īsṭa iṇḍiyā kampnīcyā jahājāuvar hallā karāyce.
- Maratha Gurabs (Grabs) and Galbats (Gallivats) used to attack British East India Company ships.
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गलबत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गलबत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 13, Part 2, page 717