Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘩 (sala), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀮𑁆𑀮 (salla), from Sanskrit शल्य (śalyá). Compare Hindustani سَال (sāl) / साल (sāl, thorn, pain), Sindhi سَلُ / सलु, Punjabi ਸੱਲ (salla) / سَلّ (sall), Nepali साल (sāl, afterbirth), Odia ସାଲ୍ (sāl), ସାଲ (sāla, mortise), Bengali শাল (śal, impaling stake), Assamese শাল (xal), Sinhalese සල (sala, arrow, dart).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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सल (salf

  1. hurt (emotional pain or bad experience)

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “सल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सल”, 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) “सल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śalyá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Noun

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सल (sala? (Newa Spelling 𑐳𑐮)

  1. horse