खेकडा

खेकडा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (kakkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”) (see there and Hindi केकड़ा (kekṛā) for more). Cognate with Hindustani کیکڑَا‎ / केकड़ा (kekṛā), Punjabi ਕੇਕੜਾ (kēkṛā) / کیکڑا‎ (kēkṛā), Bengali কাঁকড়া (kãkôṛa), Assamese কাঙ্কড়া (kaṅkora), Sinhalese කකුළුවා (kakuḷuwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰek.ɖa/

Noun

खेकडा • (khekḍā) m

1. crab

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “खेकडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “खेंकड,_खेंकडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “खे(खें)कड-डा,_खेकडें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “karkaṭa¹ (2816)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press