तंबाखू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘦𑘰𑘏𑘳 (tamākhu), borrowed from Persian ‎ (tanbâku).[1] Compare Gujarati તમાકુ (tamāku), Hindustani تَنبَاکُو‎ / तंबाकू (tambākū), Kannada ತಂಬಾಕು (tambāku), Sindhi تَماڪُ‎ / तमाकु, Punjabi ਤਮਾਕੂ (tamākū) / تَمباکُو‎ (tambākū), Maithili तमाकुल / 𑒞𑒧𑒰𑒏𑒳𑒪, तमाकू / 𑒞𑒧𑒰𑒏𑒴, Oriya ତମାଖୁ (tômakhu), Bengali তামাক (tamak).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪əm.ba.kʰu/, [t̪əm.ba.kʰuː]

Noun

तंबाखू • (tambākhū) f or m

tobacco

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “तंबाकू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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

[1] McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “तंबाकू”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press