वाकडे
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘽𑘎𑘘 (vaṃkaṭa), 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘘 (vākaṭa), 𑘪𑘰𑘽𑘎𑘳𑘚 (vāṃkuḍa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀟 (vaṃkuḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)), 𑀯𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀡 (vaṃkuṇa), from Sanskrit वङ्कु (vaṅkú). Cognate with Hindi बाँकुरा (bā̃kurā).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /ʋak.ɖe/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋak.ɖə/
Adjective
वाकडे • (vākḍe)
- bent, crooked
- (figurative) hostile
- कुत्र्याचे शेपूट वाकडे ते वाकडेच
- kutryāce śepūṭ vākḍe te vākḍec
- a leopard cannot change its spots
Noun
वाकडे • (vākḍe) n
- something awry, perverse
- deviousness, hostility
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “वाकडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वांकडा,_वाकडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “वा(वां)कडा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vaṅkú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press