मेले

See also: मल, मूल, माल, माली, मेला, and मेलं

Hindi

Noun

मेले • (mele) m

1. inflection of मेला (melā):
   1. oblique/vocative singular
   2. direct plural

Konkani

Etymology

See मेलो (melo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛː.lɛː/

Verb

मेले • (mele) (Latin script mele, Kannada script ಮೆಲೆ)

1. first-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)
2. second-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)
3. third-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)

Marathi

Alternative forms

• मेलं (mela)

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀅 (maa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मृत (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós (“dead”), from *mer- (“to die”). Doublet of मुडदा (muḍdā) and मृत (mŕt). Cognate with Hindi मुआ (muā), Gujarati મૂઉં (mūũ), Kachchi મુઓ (muo).

Verb

मेले • (mele) n

1. perfective of मरणे (marṇe, “to die”)

References

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