गार

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Marathi

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Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ɡaɾ/

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रावन् (grāvan).

Noun

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गार (gārf

  1. hailstone
  2. flint

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit गर्ता (gartā).

Noun

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गार (gārf

  1. hole, pit
    Synonym: खड्डा (khaḍḍā)

Etymology 3

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Unknown. Possibly a substrate loan.

Alternatively, an extension of Etymology 1, in the direction "hailstone" > "ice" > cold" or "hailstone" > "cold weather" > "cold".

Adjective

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गार (gār)

  1. cold
    Synonyms: थंड (thaṇḍa), थंडगार (thaṇḍgār)

References

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  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).