नाका

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Gujarati નાકું (nākũ), Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā), Sindhi ناڪو / नाको, Marwari नाकौ (nākau), Punjabi ਨਾਕਾ (nākā) / ناکہ (nākh), Odia ନାକା (naka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.ka/

Noun

नाका • (nākā) m

  1. checkpoint, terminal
    टोल नाकाṭol nākātoll plaza

Further reading

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

नाका

  1. Devanagari script form of nākā, ablative singular and nominative/vocative plural of नाक (nāka, heaven)

Sanskrit

Adjective

नाका • (nākā)

  1. inflection of नाक (nāka, happy):
    1. nominative/instrumental singular feminine
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter
  2. inflection of नाक (nāka, happy):
    1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine
    2. sandhi form of nominative/vocative/accusative plural feminine

Noun

नाका • (nākā)

  1. sandhi form of nominative/vocative plural masculine of नाक (nāka, happy)
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