पाकळी

See also: पोकळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘎𑘳𑘯𑘲 (pākuḷī) (compare 𑘢𑘽𑘎𑘻𑘯𑘲𑘎𑘰 (paṃkoḷīkā)), from a derivative of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Hindustani پَن٘کُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) / पंखुड़ी (paṅkhuṛī).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pak.ɭ̆i/, [pak.ɭ̆iː]

Noun

पाकळी • (pākḷī) f

  1. petal (of a flower)
  2. clove (bulb of garlic)

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