हिरा

See also: हरा, हरू, ह्री, हार, हरि, हर, and हीरा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘲𑘨𑘰 (hīrā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀻𑀭 (hīra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit हीरक (hīraka), from हीर (hīra, “thunderbolt”). Cognate with Gujarati હીરો (hīro), Hindustani ہِیرَا (hīrā) / हीरा (hīrā), Sindhi هيِرو / हीरो, Punjabi ਹੀਰਾ (hīrā) / ہِیرا (hīrā), Bengali হীরা (hira), Assamese হীৰা (hira).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦi.ɾa/

Noun

हिरा • (hirā) m

1. diamond (a type of precious stone)

References

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