पडदा

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پرده (parda), from Middle Persian (pltk' /⁠pardag⁠/). Compare Gujarati પડદો (paḍdo), Hindustani پَرْدَہ (parda) / परदा (pardā), Sindhi پَرْدو / पर्दो, Punjabi ਪਰਦਾ (pardā) / پَردہ (pardh), Nepali पर्दा (pardā), Maithili परदा (parᵊdā) / 𑒣𑒩𑒠𑒰 (paradā), Odia ପରଦା (paradā), Bengali পরদা (porda).

Pronunciation

Noun

पडदा (paḍdām

  1. curtain, blinds
  2. (film) screen
  3. purdah, veil
  4. separating membrane
  5. film over the eye
  6. (anatomy) eardrum

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पडदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पडदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “पडदा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).