धंदा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi धंदा (dhaṃdā), धांदा (dhāṃdā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Hindi धंधा (dhandhā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).
Noun
धंदा • (dhandā) m
- trade, business, occupation
Derived terms
- धंदेवाईक (dhandevāīk)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “धंदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “धंदा”, 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), “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press