डोहाळा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘚𑘻𑘮𑘯𑘰 (ḍohaḷā), 𑘚𑘻𑘮𑘻𑘯𑘰 (ḍohoḷā), 𑘚𑘼𑘯𑘰 (ḍauḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀟𑁄𑀳𑀮 (ḍohala), 𑀤𑁄𑀳𑀮 (dohala), from a derivative of Sanskrit द्विहृदया (dvihṛdayā, “double-hearted, pregnant”) (compare दोहद (dohada), दौर्हृद (daurhṛda)).[1] Compare Hindustani دوہَل‎ / दोहल (dohal), Sinhalese දොළ (doḷa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɖo.ɦa.ɭ̆a/, [ɖo.a.ɭ̆a]

Noun

डोहाळा • (ḍohāḷā) m

craving of a pregnant woman

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*dvihr̥da (6690)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “डोहाळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies}
James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “डोहळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “डोह(हा)ळा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*dvihr̥da (6690)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press