ਤੰਬੋਲੀ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘻𑘯𑘲 (tāṃboḷī).

Noun

ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī) m (Shahmukhi تَنْبولِی)

  1. seller of betel
    • 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 417:
      ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
      kahā su pāna tambolī haramā hoīā chāī māī.2.
      • 1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
        Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows.

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī)
    Shahmukhi script: تَنبولی (tanbolī)

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011), “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 300
  • “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329
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