पडवळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯 (paḍavaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮 (paḍola), 𑀧𑀑𑀮 (paola), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Dravidian. Cognate with Hindustani परवल (parval) / پَرْوَل (parval).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəɖ.ʋəɭ̆/

Noun

पडवळ • (paḍvaḷ) n

1. snake gourd

Descendants

• → English: padwal

References

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