𑘝𑘦𑘰𑘏𑘳

Old Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تنباکو (tanbākū).

Noun

𑘝𑘦𑘰𑘏𑘳 (tamākhu) f (Devanagari तमाखु)

1. tobacco

Descendants

• Marathi: तंबाखू (tambākhū)

Further reading

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “tamākhu”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 293.