न्याहारी

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نهاری (nahārī, “breakfast”), from Arabic نَهَار (nahār, “daytime, day”). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘹𑘮𑘨𑘲 (neharī). Compare Gujarati નહારી (nahārī), Hindustani نَہَارِی (nahārī) / नहारी (nahārī), Sindhi نِهاريِ / निहारी, Punjabi ਨਿਹਾਰੀ (nihārī) / نِہاری (nihārī), English nihari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nja.ɦa.ɾi/, [nja.ɾiː]

Noun

न्याहारी • (nyāhārī) f

1. breakfast

   Synonym: नाश्ता (nāśtā)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “न्याहारी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “न्यहारी”, 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) “न्यहारी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).