खंजीर

See also: खजूर and ख़ंजर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خنجر (xanjar). Compare Gujarati ખંજર (khañjar), Hindi ख़ंजर (xañjar), Punjabi ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar) / خنجر (xnjr).

Noun

खंजीर • (khañjīr) m

1. khanjar, dagger

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खंजीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खंजीर”, 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) “खंजीर,_खंजर-री”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).