पहाट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi पाहाट (pāhāṭa), पाहाटी (pāhāṭī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀪𑀸 (pabhā), 𑀧𑀳𑀸 (pahā), from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā). Cognate to Assamese পোহৰ (pühor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ɦaʈ/, [paʈ]

Noun

पहाट • (pahāṭ) f

1. early morning (before sunrise)
2. dawn

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पहाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पहाट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prabhāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press