दिवा

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi दिवा (divā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Hindi दिया (diyā), Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo).

Noun

दिवा • (divā) m

  1. lamp, light

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “दिवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “दिवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “दिवा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dīpa (6348)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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