वाकडे

Marathi

Alternative forms

वाकरं (vākra) – East Indian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘽𑘎𑘘 (vaṃkaṭa), 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘘 (vākaṭa), 𑘪𑘰𑘽𑘎𑘳𑘚 (vāṃkuḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀟 (vaṃkuḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)), 𑀯𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀡 (vaṃkuṇa), from Sanskrit वङ्कु (vaṅkú). Cognate with Hindi बाँकुरा (bā̃kurā).

Pronunciation

(formal) IPA^(key): /ʋak.ɖe/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʋak.ɖə/

Adjective

वाकडे • (vākḍe)

bent, crooked
(figurative) hostile
कुत्र्याचे शेपूट वाकडे ते वाकडेच
kutryāce śepūṭ vākḍe te vākḍec
a leopard cannot change its spots

Noun

वाकडे • (vākḍe) n

something awry, perverse
deviousness, hostility

References

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

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