धबधबा

धबधबा

Marathi

FWOTD – 22 March 2018

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəb.d̪ʱə.ba/

Noun

धबधबा • (dhabadhbā) m

1. waterfall
   • 2014 January 26, Sudhir Sahastrabuddhe, chapter 23, in निसर्गाची नवलाई [Nisargachi Navlai]‎, Nachiket Prakashan, page 89:

     “१९३५ मध्ये अमेरिकेत विमान चालक जेम्स एंजल याने एका धबधब्याचा शोध लावला…व्हेनझुएलाच्या गयाना पठारावर…हा जगातील सर्वात अधिक उंचीवरून पडणारा धबधबा होय.”

     “1935 madhye ameriket vimān cālak jems eñjal yāne ekā dhabdhabyācā śodh lāvlā…vhenjhuelācyā gayānā paṭhārāvar…hā jagātīl sarvāt adhik uñcīvrūn paḍṇārā dhabadhbā hoy.”

     “In 1935 American aviator James Angel discovered a waterfall…in Venezuela's Guiana Highlands…This is the tallest waterfall in the world.”

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “धबधबा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “धबधबा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “धबधबा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “धबधबा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala