कुऱ्हाड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚 f (kur‍hāḍa), 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘲 f (kur‍hāḍī) (compare 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘰 m (kur‍hāḍā)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀠𑀸𑀭 (kuḍhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀟 (kuhāḍa), from Sanskrit कुठार (kuṭhāra) (see there for more). Cognate with Gujarati કુહાડો (kuhāḍo), કુહાડી (kuhāḍī), Hindustani کُلْہَاڑَا‎ / कुल्हाड़ा (kulhāṛā), کُلْہَاڑِی‎ / कुल्हाड़ी (kulhāṛī), Sindhi ڪُهاڙو‎ / कुहाड़ो, ڪُهاڙيِ‎ / कुहाड़ी, Punjabi ਕੁਹਾੜਾ (kuhāṛā) / کُہاڑا‎ (kuhāṛā), ਕੁਹਾੜੀ (kuhāṛī) / کُہاڑی‎ (kuhāṛī), Bengali কুড়াল (kuṛal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.ɾʱaɖ/

Noun

कुऱ्हाड • (kurhāḍ) f

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References

Berntsen, Maxine, “कुऱ्हाड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कुऱ्हाड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कुर्‍हाड-डा-डी-डें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kuṭhāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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