नाताळ

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal.

Proper noun

नाताळ (nātāḷ) m (Latin script Natal, Kannada script ನಾತಾಳ್)

  1. Christmas

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Natal, from Old Portuguese natal, nadal, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”). Compare Gujarati નાતાલ (nātāl).

Proper noun

नाताळ • (nātāḷ) m

  1. Christmas

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “नाताळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “नाताळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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