𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰

Old Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit 𑘨𑘦𑘿𑘥𑘰 (rambhā). Compare Old Gujarati रंभा (raṃbhā).

Noun

𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (raṃbhā) f (Devanagari रंभा)[1][2]

  1. dancing girl, whore
    • Senā Nhāvī, Abhaṅgas of Senā Nhāvī 25:
      𑘡𑘰𑘦 𑘑𑘹𑘝𑘰𑘽 𑘩𑘰𑘕 𑘪𑘰𑘘𑘹𑙁 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘹 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘩𑘕𑘿𑘕 𑘥𑘹𑘘𑘹𑘽𑙂
      nāma ghetāṃ lāja vāṭe. raṃbhe nirlajja bheṭeṃ.

Descendants
  • Marathi: रंभा (rambhā)

References
  1. Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “रंभा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 581.
  2. Panse, Murlidhar Gajanan (1953) “रंभा”, in Linguistic Peculiarities of Jñāneśvarī, Poona: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, page 520, column 1.
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