बुवा
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀩 (*buba, “father”).[1] Compare Nepali बुवा (buwā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बुवा • (buvā) m
- term of address for an elderly male
- (honorific) a suffix added a to man's name
- religious leader
Derived terms edit
- बुवाबाजी (buvābājī, derogatory term describing the tricks used by religious leaders to attract a following)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*buba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “बुवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बुवा”, 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) “बुवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Nepali edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀩 (*buba, “father”).[1] Compare Marathi बुवा (buvā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
बुवा • (buwā) m
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*buba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading edit
- “बुवा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś)[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बुवा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बुवा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner