रांगोळी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘽𑘐𑘪𑘯𑘲 (rāṃgavaḷī), from Sanskrit रङ्गावलि (raṅgāvali).[1] Compare Hindustani رَن٘گولی (raṅgolī) / रंगोली (raṅgolī).

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

Noun

रांगोळी • (rāṅgoḷī) f

  1. powder made by pounding particular stones
  2. rangoli (painted decoration on the floor)

References
  1. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “raṅgāvalī̆”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “रांगोळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रांगोळी”, 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) “रांगोळी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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