धाडस
Marathi
Etymology
From धाड (dhāḍ), from Old Marathi धाड (dhāḍa), धाडा (dhāḍā), धाडी (dhāḍī)[1], from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀸𑀟𑀻 (dhāḍī), from Sanskrit धाटी (dhāṭī, “assault”)[2].
Noun
धाडस • (dhāḍas) n
- courage, boldness
Derived terms
- धाडसी (dhāḍsī)
References
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999) , “धाड”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “dhāṭī (6772)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “धाडस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “धाडस”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “धाडस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press