भोळे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘻𑘩 (bhola), 𑘥𑘻𑘯 (bhoḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀮 (bhola). Cognate with Gujarati ભોળું (bhoḷũ), Hindustani بھولَا (bholā) / भोला (bholā), Sindhi ڀورو / भोरो, Punjabi ਭੋਲਾ (bholā) / بھولا (bholā), Nepali भोलो (bholo).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /bʱo.ɭ̆e/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /bʱo.ɭ̆ə/

Adjective

भोळे • (bhoḷe)

  1. simple-minded, naive

Derived terms

See also
  • भोळा (bhoḷā, “simple-minded, naive”) (masculine)
  • भोळी (bhoḷī, “simple-minded, naive”) (feminine)

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