वाळवंट

Marathi

Etymology

From वाळू (vāḷū) +‎ ठाव (ṭhāv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɭ̆ʋəɳ.ʈə/

Noun

वाळवंट • (vāḷvaṇṭa) n

1. desert, beach, any sandy area

See also

• वाळू (vāḷū, “sand”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वाळवंट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाळवंट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वाळवंट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press