जवळ
Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit यमल (yamala), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“likeness”). Related to Marathi जवळ (j̈avaḷ, “near”).
Noun
जवळ (zavaḷ) (Latin script zaval, Kannada script ಜವಳ)
- a twin
Derived terms
- जव्ळें (zavḷễ, “twins”)
- अवळ-जवळ (avaḷ-zavaḷ, “twins”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yamala (10426)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Adverb
जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)
- near, close to
Postposition
जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)
- near, close to
References
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “जवळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “जवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press