शेळी

See also: शाळा and शिळे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘯𑘲(𑘦𑘹𑘽𑘛𑘲) (śeḷī(meṃḍhī)), 𑘭𑘹𑘯𑘲 (seḷī), from a derivative of Sanskrit छगल (chagalá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕe.ɭ̆i/, [ɕe.ɭ̆iː]

Noun

शेळी • (śeḷī) f

1. goat

   Synonym: बकरी (bakrī)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शेळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 148.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेळी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 802
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेळी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2094.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chagalá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271