अळणी
Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit अलवणिक (alavaṇika). Compare with Hindi अलोना (alonā), Marathi अळणी (aḷṇī).
Adjective
अळणी • (aḷṇī) (Latin script ollnni, Kannada script ಅಳ್ಣಿ)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “alavaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit अलोणिय (aloṇiya), from Sanskrit अलवणिक (alavaṇika).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əɭ̆.ɳi/, [əɭ̆.ɳiː]
Adjective
अळणी • (aḷaṇī) (indeclinable) [1][2][3]
- bland, flavourless, insipid, saltless
- (figurative) unexciting
- Synonyms: नीरस (nīras), रुक्ष (rukṣa)
References
More information
- ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अळणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अळणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अळणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press