लोणी

Konkani

Alternative forms
  • लोणि (lōṇi)

Etymology

From an earlier नोणी (nōṇi), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

Noun

लोणी • (lōṇī) (Latin script lonnim, Kannada script ಲೋಣೀ)

  1. butter

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘻𑘜𑘲 (loṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

Noun

लोणी • (loṇī) n

  1. butter
    Synonym: (less common) माखण (mākhaṇ)

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