लोणी

• लोणि (lōṇi)

From an earlier नोणी (nōṇi), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

लोणी (lōṇī) (Latin script lonnim, Kannada script ಲೋಣೀ)

1. butter

From Old Marathi 𑘩𑘻𑘜𑘲 (loṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

लोणी • (loṇī) n

1. butter

   Synonym: माखण (mākhaṇ) (less common)

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “लोणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “लोणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “लोणी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “návanīta (7003)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press