वाचाळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘓𑘰𑘯 (vācāḷa), from Sanskrit वाचाल (vācāla). By surface analysis, वाचा (vācā, “speech”) +‎ -आळ (-āḷ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋa.t͡ɕaɭ̆/
  • Rhymes: -aɭ̆
  • Hyphenation: वा‧चाळ

Adjective

वाचाळ • (vācāḷ) (indeclinable) [1][2]

  1. talkative, loquacious, chatty
    My brother is talkative and able to easily engage people in conversation.
    माझा भाऊ वाचाळ आहे आणि लोकांना सहजपणे संभाषणात गुंतवून ठेवू शकतो.

References

More information
  1. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वाचाळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वाचाळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

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