हिरा

हिरा

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हार, हरि, हर, and हीरा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘰 (hīrā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀻𑀭 (hīra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka), from हीर (hīra, “thunderbolt”). Cognate with Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Hindustani ہِیرَا‎ / हीरा (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو‎ / हीरो, Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا‎ (hīrā), Bengali হীরা (hīra), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦi.ɾa/

Noun

हिरा • (hirā) m

1. diamond (a type of precious stone)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हिरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “हिरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “हिरा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hīra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press