गाढव

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गाढव (gāḍhava), गाढौ (gāḍhau), गाढोऊ (gāḍhoū), गाढउ (gāḍhaü), गाडौ (gāḍau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀳 (gaḍḍaha), 𑀕𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳 (gaddaha), from Sanskrit गर्दभ (gardabha). Cognate to Konkani गाढू (gāḍhū) and Awadhi गदहा (gadhā).

Noun

गाढव • (gāḍhav) n

  1. donkey, ass

Noun

गाढव • (gāḍhav) m

  1. male donkey, ass

Noun

गाढव • (gāḍhav) f

  1. female donkey, ass

References
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाढव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gardabhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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