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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀅 / खज्जोअ / ಖಜ್ಜೋಅ (khajjoa) with deaspiration, from Sanskrit खद्योत (khádyota).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kad͡z.ʋa/
- Hyphenation: काज़‧वा
Noun
काज़वा • (kāj̈vā) m
- firefly
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काजवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 23
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काजवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 149
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “काजवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 661.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadyōta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200