दुपार

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit द्विप्रहर (dviprahara), from द्वि (dvi) +‎ प्रहर (prahara).[1] By surface analysis, दु- (du-) +‎ पार (pār).[2][3] Related to Old Marathi 𑘟𑘳𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘲 (dupāhārī) / 𑘟𑘳𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘨𑘳 (dupāhāru). Compare Hindi दोपहर (dophar), Gujarati બપોર (bapor), Punjabi ਦੁਪਹਿਰ (duphir), Odia ଦିପହର (dipôhôrô), Bengali দুপুর (dupur).

Noun

दुपार • (dupār) f

  1. afternoon, midday

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “दुपार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दुपार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  1. Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “दुपाहारी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  2. Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  3. दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दु”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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