काडू
Marathi
Etymology
From Sanskrit गण्डूपद (gaṇḍūpada). Compare Hindi गेंडुआ (geṇḍuā), Punjabi ਗੰਡੋਆ (gaṇḍoā).
Noun
काडू • (kāḍū) m
- earthworm
- Synonym: गांडूळ (gāṇḍūḷ) (more common)
References
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “काडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “काडू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “काडू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gaṇḍūpada (4007)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press