कडू
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka), from कटु (kaṭú), from Dravidian. Doublet of कटू (kaṭū). Cognate to Konkani कोडू (koḍū), Gujarati કડવું (kaḍvũ), Hindi कड़वा (kaṛvā).
Adjective
कडू • (kaḍū)
- bitter
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “कडू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press