जवळ

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit यमल (yamala), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“likeness”). Related to Marathi जवळ (j̈avaḷ, “near”).

Noun

जवळ • (zavaḷ) (Latin script zaval, Kannada script ಜವಳ)

  1. a twin

Derived terms
  • जव्ळें (zavḷễ, “twins”)
  • अवळ-जवळ (avaḷ-zavaḷ, “twins”)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Related to Konkani जवळ (javaḷ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑə.ʋəɭ̆/

Adverb

जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)

  1. near, close to

Postposition

जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)

  1. near, close to

Derived terms
  • जवळजवळ (j̈avaḷj̈avaḷ, “almost”)
  • जवळपास (j̈avaḷpās, “almost, approximately”)

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