ਤੰਬੋਲੀ
Old Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘻𑘯𑘲 (tāṃboḷī).
Noun edit
ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī) m (Shahmukhi تَنْبولِی)
- seller of betel
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 417:
- ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
- kahā su pāna tambolī haramā hoīā chāī māī.2.
- 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
- Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows.
- ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 300.
- “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329