डाळ

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit दाल (dāla), itself from दलति (dalati, “he splits”); see दॄ (dṝ, “to tear, divide, split”). Cognate with Hindi दाल (dāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖaɭ̆/
• Rhymes: -aɭ̆

Noun

डाळ • (ḍāḷ) f

1. dal (an Indian lentil dish)
2. any variety of pulse (legume)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “डाळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डाळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “डाळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press