आभाळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘀𑘥𑘰𑘯 (abhāḷa), 𑘁𑘥𑘰𑘩 (ābhāla), 𑘁𑘥𑘰𑘯 (ābhāḷa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bʱaɭ̆/

Noun

आभाळ • (ābhāḷ) n

1. sky

   Synonym: आकाश (ākāś)

2. overcast sky

Derived terms

• आभाळ येणे (ābhāḷ yeṇe, “for the sky to become overcast”)
• आभाळ कोसळणे (ābhāḷ kosaḷṇe, “to meet with disaster”)

Further reading

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