कुवत

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قوت (quwwat), from Arabic قُوَّة (quwwa). Compare Gujarati કુવ્વત (kuvvat), કૌવત (kauvat), Hindi क़ुव्वत (quvvat).

Noun

कुवत • (kuvat) f

1. strength, power, capability, vigour

   Synonyms: जोर (j̈or), ताकद (tākad), बळ (baḷ), शक्ती (śaktī)

Derived terms

• कमकुवत (kamkuvat)
• कमकुवतपणा (kamkuvatpaṇā)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कुवत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कुवत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कुवत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).