पुतळा

See also: पातळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘯𑘰 m (putaḷā) (compare 𑘢𑘳𑘝𑘯𑘲 f (putaḷī)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀬 (puttalaya). Compare Gujarati પૂતળું (pūtaḷũ), પૂતળી (pūtaḷī), Hindustani پُتْلَا (putlā) / पुतला (putlā), پُتْلِی (putlī) / पुतली (putlī), Sindhi پُتِلو / पुतिलो, پُتِليِ / पुतिली, Punjabi ਪੁਤਲਾ (putlā) / پُتلا (putlā), ਪੁਤਲੀ (putlī) / پُتلِی (putlī), Maithili पुतरा (putᵊrā) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒰 (putarā), पुतरी (putᵊrī) / 𑒣𑒳𑒞𑒩𑒲 (putarī), Bengali পুতুল (putul), পুতলি (putoli), Assamese পুতলা (putola).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /put̪.ɭ̆a/

Noun

पुतळा • (putḷā) m

1. statue

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पुतळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुतळा”, 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) “पुतळा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press