कोळसा

See also: कळसो

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘯𑘲𑘭𑘰 (koḷīsā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀮𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀇 / कुलुंचइ / ಕುಲುಂಚಇ (kuluṃcaï), from Sanskrit कूडयति (kūḍayati), कूळयति (kūḷayati). Related to कोळपणे (koḷapṇe). Cognate with Ahirani कोयसा (koysā), Konkani ಕೊಳ್ಸೊ / कोळसो (koḷso) / kollso, Gujarati કોલસો (kolso).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɭ̆.sa/
• Hyphenation: कोळ‧सा

Noun

कोळसा • (koḷsā) m (feminine कोळशी)

1. coal, charcoal

   कोळशाची खाण

   koḷśācī khāṇ

   Coal mine

2. piece of coal, charcoal

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कोळसा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 29.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोळसा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 188
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोळसा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 810.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kūḍayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 176