मैफल

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, “gathering, assembly”). Compare Gujarati મહફિલ (mahphil), Hindi महफ़िल (mahfil), Punjabi ਮਹਿਫ਼ਲ (mahifal) / محفل (mḥfl).

Noun

मैफल • (maiphal) f

1. concert

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मैफल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मैफल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).