𑘮𑘯𑘳
Old Marathi
Alternative forms
- 𑘮𑘩𑘳 (halu)
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀅 (halua), which is the metathesis of Sanskrit 𑘩𑘑𑘳 (laghú).[1][2]
Adjective
𑘮𑘯𑘳 (haḷu) (Devanagari हळु)
- lightweight; easily digestible; low in price; of little significance; slow
Derived terms
- 𑘮𑘯𑘳𑘪𑘘 (haḷuvaṭa)
- 𑘮𑘯𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨 (haḷuvāra)
- 𑘮𑘯𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (haḷuvāraṇe)
- 𑘮𑘯𑘳𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘢𑘜 (haḷuvārapaṇa)
- 𑘮𑘯𑘳𑘮𑘯𑘳 (haḷuhaḷu)
References
- Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language (in English), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 175
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 245.
Further reading
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “हळु”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 631
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