जांब

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀽 (jaṃbū), from Sanskrit जम्बु (jambu). Compare जांभूळ (j̈āmbhūḷ) from जम्बुल (jambula). Cognate with Gujarati જાંબુ (jā̃bu), Dhivehi ޖަންބު (jan̊bu).

Noun[edit]

जांब (jāmbam

  1. rose apple

References[edit]

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जांब”, 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) “जांब”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press