मालक

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مالک (mālik), from Arabic مَالِك (mālik).

Noun

मालक • (mālak) (Latin script malok, Kannada script ಮಾಲಕ್)

  1. boss, owner

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مالک (mālik), from Arabic مَالِك (mālik). Compare Hindi मालिक (mālik), Punjabi ਮਾਲਕ (mālak) / مالک (mālk), Assamese মালিক (malik).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.lək/

Noun

मालक • (mālak) m

  1. boss, owner, lord

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मालक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मालक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “माल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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