वारा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā), 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (vāreṃ), from Sanskrit वातर (vātara) (see वात (vā́ta)). Compare Gujarati વાયરો (vāyaro), Sindhi وَرَائِڻُ / वराइणु (varāiṇu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɾa/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) m

1. wind

See also

• हवा (havā, “air, wind”)

References

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

Old Marathi

Noun

वारा (vārā) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• বারা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါရာ (Burmese script)
• વારા (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾರಾ (Kannada script)
• វារា (Khmer script)
• ວາຣາ (Lao script)
• വാരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵାରା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• වාරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• வாரா (Tamil script)
• వారా (Telugu script)
• วารา (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) stem, f

1. a harlot, courtesan

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वारा (vārā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वारा vārā	वारे vāre	वाराः vārāḥ
Vocative	वारे vāre	वारे vāre	वाराः vārāḥ
Accusative	वाराम् vārām	वारे vāre	वाराः vārāḥ
Instrumental	वारया / वारा¹ vārayā / vārā¹	वाराभ्याम् vārābhyām	वाराभिः vārābhiḥ
Dative	वारायै vārāyai	वाराभ्याम् vārābhyām	वाराभ्यः vārābhyaḥ
Ablative	वारायाः / वारायै² vārāyāḥ / vārāyai²	वाराभ्याम् vārābhyām	वाराभ्यः vārābhyaḥ
Genitive	वारायाः / वारायै² vārāyāḥ / vārāyai²	वारयोः vārayoḥ	वाराणाम् vārāṇām
Locative	वारायाम् vārāyām	वारयोः vārayoḥ	वारासु vārāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वारा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 943.