गळा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā).
Noun
गळा • (gaḷā) m
- (anatomy) neck, throat
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press