नातू

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ)[1] (compare नपात् (nápāt)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náptā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náptā (see *nápāts), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandson”). Cognate with Konkani नाथु (nāthu), Hindi नाती (nātī), Bengali নাতি (nati), Assamese নাতি (nati).

• IPA^(key): /na.t̪u/, [na.t̪uː]

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नातू • (nātū) m

1. (family) grandson (male or female line)

• नातवंडे (nātvaṇḍe, “grandchildren”)

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