Marathi

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Etymology

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From बावळा (bāvḷā) +‎ -अट (-aṭ), बावळा (bāvḷā).

Adjective

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बावळट (bāvḷaṭ)

  1. stupid, idiotic, silly, foolish

References

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