नातू
Marathi
Etymology
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): नातू m (nātū) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): नात f (nāt) |
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘳 (nātu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ)[1] (compare नपात् (nápāt)), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *náptā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náptā (see *nápāts), from Proto-Indo-European *népōts (“grandson”). Cognate with Konkani नाथु (nāthu), Hindi नाती (nātī), Bengali নাতি (nati), Assamese নাতি (nati).
Pronunciation
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Noun
नातू • (nātū) m
- grandson (male or female line)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “náptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “नातू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नातू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नात,_नातीण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.