ओंगळ

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • वंगळ (vaṅgaḷ), वंगाळ (vaṅgāḷ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘽𑘐𑘯 (oṃgaḷa), 𑘪𑘻𑘽𑘐𑘯 (voṃgaḷa), from Sanskrit अमङ्गल (amaṅgala). Doublet of अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ). Cognate with Varhadi वंगय (vaṅgay), Pali amaṅgala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oŋ.ɡəɭ̆/
  • Hyphenation: ओं‧गळ
  • Rhymes: -əɭ̆

Adjective

ओंगळ • (oṅgaḷ) (indeclinable)

  1. bad, nasty, inauspicious
    Synonyms: अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ), अशुभ (aśubh), किळसवाणे (kiḷasvāṇe), वाईट (vāīṭ)
    Antonyms: चांगले (cāṅgle), छान (chān), पवित्र (pavitra), मंगल (maṅgal), शुभ (śubh)
    काहीतरी ओंगळ बोलू नकोस. ― kāhītarī oṅgaḷ bolū nakos. ― Do not say something inauspicious.
  2. filthy, foul
    Synonym: घाणेरडे (ghāṇerḍe)
    Antonym: स्वच्छ (svaccha)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “ओंगळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 17
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “ओंगळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 117
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “ओंगळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 477
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “amaṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 25
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