कुऱ्हाड

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚 f (kur‍hāḍa), 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘲 f (kur‍hāḍī) (compare 𑘎𑘳𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘚𑘰 m (kur‍hāḍā)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀠𑀸𑀭 (kuḍhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀸𑀟 (kuhāḍa), from Sanskrit कुठार (kuṭhāra) (see there for more). Cognate with Gujarati કુહાડો (kuhāḍo), કુહાડી (kuhāḍī), Hindustani کُلْہَاڑَا (kulhāṛā) / कुल्हाड़ा (kulhāṛā), کُلْہَاڑِی (kulhāṛī) / कुल्हाड़ी (kulhāṛī), Sindhi ڪُهاڙو / कुहाड़ो, ڪُهاڙيِ / कुहाड़ी, Punjabi ਕੁਹਾੜਾ (kuhāṛā) / کُہاڑا (kuhāṛā), ਕੁਹਾੜੀ (kuhāṛī) / کُہاڑی (kuhāṛī), Bengali কুড়াল (kuṛal).

Pronunciation

Noun

कुऱ्हाड (kurhāḍf

  1. axe

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कुऱ्हाड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कुऱ्हाड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कुर्‍हाड-डा-डी-डें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṭhāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press