मुंगूस
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀲 (maṃgusa), 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲 (muggasa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲 (maṃkusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
मुंगूस • (muṅgūs) n
Descendants
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maggūśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मुंगूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुंगूस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मुंगुस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).