thovel

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Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit धावति (dhāvati). Cognate to Hindi धोना (dhonā).

Verb[edit]

thovel

  1. to wash

References[edit]

  • Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 40
  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018) “tho(ve)l (thovdǎs)”, in ニューエクスプレスプラス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 156