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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀫𑀟𑀕 (*maḍaga), from Sanskrit मडक (maḍaka), मट्टक (maṭṭaka).
Pronunciation
Noun
मड़ुआ • (maṛuā) m (Urdu spelling مڑؤا)
- finger millet, Eleusine coracana
- Synonym: रागी (rāgī)
Declension
Declension of मड़ुआ (masc ind ā-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मड़ुआ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maḍaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Colin P. Masica (1979) “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151