देऊळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘟𑘹𑘄𑘩 (deula), 𑘟𑘹𑘄𑘯 (deuḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀉𑀮 (devaüla), from Sanskrit देवकुल (devakula, “temple”). Cognate with Gujarati દેવળ (devaḷ), Hindi देवल (deval).

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Noun

देऊळ • (deūḷ) n

1. temple

   Synonym: मंदिर (mandir)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “देऊळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “देऊळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “देऊळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvakula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press