पडदा
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian پرده (parde), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pltk' /pardag/). Compare Gujarati પડદો (paḍdo), Hindustani پَرْدَہ / परदा (pardā), Sindhi پَرْدو / पर्दो, Punjabi ਪਰਦਾ (pardā) / پَردہ (pardh), Nepali पर्दा (pardā), Maithili परदा (parᵊdā) / 𑒣𑒩𑒠𑒰 (paradā), Oriya ପରଦା (pôrôda), Bengali পরদা (pôrôda).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəɖ.d̪a/
Noun
पडदा • (paḍdā) m
- curtain, blinds
- (film) screen
- purdah, veil
- separating membrane
- film over the eye
- (anatomy) eardrum
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पडदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पडदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “पडदा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.