ಗುಡಿ

ಗುಡಿ

Kannada

Etymology

From Old Kannada ಗುಡಿ (guḍi).

Noun

ಗುಡಿ • (guḍi)

1. a small house, hut, cabin
2. a small shrine, temple
3. bunch, tuft (of flowers, grass)
4. a flag

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Old Kannada

Etymology

Proto-Dravidian *kuṭi. Cognate with Tamil குடி (kuṭi, “small house”), குடுமி (kuṭumi, “tuft”), Sanskrit कुटी (kuṭī, “bundle, tuft”), a borrowing from Dravidian.

Noun

ಗುಡಿ (guḍi)

1. small house, hut; a small shrine or a temple
2. a tuft, bundle
3. a flag

Descendants

• Kannada: ಗುಡಿ (guḍi)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘐𑘳𑘛𑘲 (guḍhī)
  • Marathi: गुढी (guḍhī)

Further reading

• Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007) , “ಗುಡಿ”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ [Halagannada Padasampada] (in Kannada), Kannada Sahitya Parishattu