नवस

See also: नवासी, निवास, and निवासी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘪𑘭 (navasa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀫𑀁𑀲𑀇 (ṇamaṃsaï, verb), from Sanskrit नमस्यति (namasyati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nə.ʋəs/

Noun

नवस • (navas) m

1. a vow (to a god often involving the promise of an offering in return for a request granted)

Derived terms

• नवस फेडणे (navas pheḍṇe, “to make a promised offering to a god”)

References

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