निशाण

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian نشان (nišān), from an earlier نیشان (nīšān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nyšʾn' /⁠nīšān⁠/). Compare Gujarati નિશાન (niśān), Kannada ನಿಶಾನೆ (niśāne), Hindi निशान (niśān), Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān) / niśān, Bengali নিশান (niśan).

Noun

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निशाण (niśāṇn

  1. flag, banner
    Synonyms: झेंडा (jheṇḍā), ध्वज (dhvaj), पताका (patākā)
  2. target

References

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