सावली

Marathi

Alternative forms

• सावळी (sāvḷī)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘄𑘩𑘲 (sāulī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate with Konkani साव्ळी (sāvḷī), Hindi छाँव (chā̃v), Assamese ছাঁ (sã).

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Noun

सावली • (sāvlī) f

1. shadow, shade

References

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