मुंगूस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀲 (maṃgusa), 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲 (muggasa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲 (maṃkusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muŋ.ɡus/, [muŋ.ɡuːs]

Noun

मुंगूस • (muṅgūs) n

mongoose

Descendants

→ Portuguese: mangusto, manguço
- → French: mangouste
  - → Dutch: mangoeste
  - → Russian: мангу́ст (mangúst), мангу́ста (mangústa)
    - → Kazakh: мангуст (mañust)
  - → Spanish: mangosta
    - → Catalan: mangosta
- → English: mongoose

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “maggūśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Berntsen, Maxine, “मुंगूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मुंगूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “मुंगुस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

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[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “maggūśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press