जाड

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जाड (jāḍa), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀟𑁆𑀟 (jaḍḍa), from Sanskrit जाड्य (jāḍya). Cognate with Bengali জাড় (jaṛ, cold), Kashmiri زَد (zad, stupid), Gujarati જાડું (jāḍũ, thick), Odia ଜାଡ଼ୁଆ (jāṛuā, dumb), and Sindhi خَرُ (jaru, wretch).

Pronunciation

Adjective

जाड (jāḍ)

  1. thick
    Antonym: पातळ (pātaḷ)
  2. fat, obese; overweight
    Antonym: बारीक (bārīk)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जाड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जाड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “जाड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.