काडू

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण्डूपद (gaṇḍūpada). Compare Hindi गेंडुआ (geṇḍuā), Punjabi ਗੰਡੋਆ (gaṇḍoā).

Noun

काडू • (kāḍū) m

  1. earthworm
    Synonym: गांडूळ (gāṇḍūḷ) (more common)

References
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “काडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “काडू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “काडू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gaṇḍūpada (4007)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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