रुमाल
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian رومال (rūmāl). Compare Gujarati રૂમાલ (rūmāl), Hindustani رُومَال (rūmāl) / रूमाल (rūmāl), Punjabi ਰੁਮਾਲ (rumāl) / رُومال (rūmāl), Assamese ৰুমাল (rumal).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
रुमाल • (rumāl) m
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “रुमाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 127.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रुमाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 698
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “रुमाल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2637.
Varhadi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian رومال (rūmāl).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: रु‧माल
Noun edit
रुमाल (rumāl) m
- handkerchief
- तोंडाचा घाम रुमालानं पुसून घे.
- toṇḍācā ghām rumālāna pusūn ghe.
- Wipe the sweat off of your face with a handkerchief.
Further reading edit
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “रुमाल”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 2, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 180, column 2.