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Konkani
Etymology
From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟 (phoḍa), from Sanskrit स्फोट (sphoṭa, “boil, abscess; explosion”). Cognate with Marathi फोड (phoḍ), Hindi फोड़ा (phoṛā).
Pronunciation
Noun
फोड • (phoḍ) (Latin script fodd, Kannada script ಫೋಡ್)
- a boil, an abscess
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑁄𑀟 (phoḍa), from Sanskrit स्फोट (sphoṭa, “boil, abscess; explosion”). Cognate with Konkani फोड (phoḍ), Hindustani پھوڑَا (phoṛā) / फोड़ा (phoṛā), Punjabi ਫੋੜਾ (phoṛā) / پھوڑا (phoṛā), Sinhalese පොළ (poḷa).
Noun
फोड • (phoḍ) m
- boil, pimple, abscess
Etymology 2
From फोडणे (phoḍṇe). Compare Gujarati ફોડ (phoḍ), Hindustani پھوڑ (phoṛ) / फोड़ (phoṛ).
Noun
फोड • (phoḍ) f
- a piece that has been cut, a slice
- analysis
References
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फोड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फोड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “फोड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sphōṭa2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press