मलूल

See also: मलाल and मेल्लो

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملول (malūl), from Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mə.luːl/, [mɐ.luːl]

Adjective

मलूल • (malūl) (Urdu spelling مَلُول)

1. dejected, dispirited, sad

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मलूल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ملول (malūl), from Arabic مَلُول (malūl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mə.lul/, [mə.luːl]

Adjective

मलूल • (malūl)

1. wan, drooping

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मलूल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मलूल”, 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) “मलूल-र”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2431.