कोडे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘚𑘹𑘽 (koḍeṃ, “a problem; a riddle”), 𑘎𑘳𑘁𑘚𑘹𑘽 (kuāḍeṃ, “a puzzle; a riddle”) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀽𑀟 (kūḍa), Sanskrit कूट (kūṭa)). Compare Gujarati કૂડું (kūḍũ, “fraudulent, treacherous”), Sindhi ڪُوڙو‎ / कूड़ो, ڪُوَڙو‎ / कुवड़ो, Punjabi ਕੂੜਾ (kūṛā) / کُوڑا‎ (kūṛā), Sinhalese කුළු (kuḷu, “false”).

Pronunciation
  • (formal)
  • IPA(key): /ko.ɖe/
  • (colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ko.ɖə/

Noun

कोडे • (koḍe) n

  1. puzzle, mystery

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कोडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कोडें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कोडें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kūṭa6”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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