मऊ
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi मौ (mau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁅 (mau), from Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu). Compare Konkani मोव (mov).
Adjective
मऊ • (maū)
- soft
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “मौ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mr̥dú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press