प्राणवायू

प्राणवायू

See also: प्राणवायु

Marathi

Etymology

From प्राण (prāṇ) +‎ वायू (vāyū). Compare Gujarati પ્રાણવાયુ (prāṇvāyu), Hindi प्राणवायु (prāṇvāyu), Kannada ಪ್ರಾಣವಾಯು (prāṇavāyu), Telugu ప్రాణవాయువు (prāṇavāyuvu), Malayalam പ്രാണവായു (prāṇavāyu).

Noun

प्राणवायू • (prāṇvāyū) m

1. oxygen

   Synonym: ऑक्सिजन (ŏksijan)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “प्राणवायु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “प्राण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.