दाढी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi दाढी (dāḍhī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀤𑀸𑀠𑀺𑀆 (dāḍhiā), from Sanskrit दंष्ट्र (daṃṣṭra, “fang, tusk; beard”), from the root दंश् (daṃś). Cognate to Hindi दाढ़ी (dāṛhī).
Noun
दाढी • (dāḍhī) f
- beard
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “दाढी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दाढी”, 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), “dāṁṣṭra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press