ओवाळणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘜𑘹 (ovāḷaṇe). Cognate with Gujarati ઓવાળવું (ovāḷvũ).

Verb

ओवाळणे • (ovāḷṇe) (transitive)

1. (Hinduism) to circulate a plate containing a diya in front of a person or idol in an aarti

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ओवाळणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओंवाळणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*avavālayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press