नाताळ

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal, from Old Galician-Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis (diēs Dominī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [naːtaːɭ]

Proper noun

नाताळ • (nātāḷ) m (Latin script Natal, Kannada script ನಾತಾಳ್)

1. Christmas

Marathi

Alternative forms

• नाथाळ (nāthāḷ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal, from Old Galician-Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis (diēs Dominī). Compare Gujarati નાતાલ (nātāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.t̪aɭ̆/

Proper noun

नाताळ • (nātāḷ) m

1. Christmas

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “नाताळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नाताळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press