नवरा

Marathi

Etymology
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): नवरा m (navrā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): नवरी f (navrī)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘻𑘪𑘨𑘰 (novarā), from Sanskrit *नववरक (navavaraka).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nəʋ.ɾa/

Noun

नवरा • (navrā) m

  1. husband
    Synonyms: पती (patī), धनी (dhanī), भ्रतार (bhratār)

Derived terms
  • नवरा मुलगा (navrā mulgā, “bridegroom”)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “नवरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नवरा”, 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) “नवरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “navavaraka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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