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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘭 (māṃdusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā), from Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
मांदूस • (māndūs) f
- coffer, chest, large box
- (poetic) any box
- Synonyms: खोके (khoke), पेटी (peṭī)
References
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मांदूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मांदू(दु)स_सी-सें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).