निर्मळ

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘯 (nīrmaḷa). Doublet of निव्वळ (nivvaḷ).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

निर्मळ (nirmaḷ)

  1. clean, uncontaminated
    Synonyms: पवित्र (pavitra), शुद्ध (śuddha), साफ (sāph), स्वच्छ (svaccha)

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “निर्मळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 79.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निर्मल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 471
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निर्मल-ळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1869.