उकिरडा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘎𑘨𑘚𑘰 m (ukaraḍā), 𑘄𑘎𑘨𑘚𑘹𑘽 n (ukaraḍeṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁂𑀭 (ukkera), 𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀟 (ukkaraḍa) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit उत्कर (utkara), उत्कार (utkāra), उत्किर (utkira). Compare उकरणे (ukarṇe), Gujarati ઉકરડો (ukarḍo), Odia ଉକର (ukara, “abuse with reference to a person's family scandals”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.kiɾ.ɖa/

Noun

उकिरडा • (ukirḍā) m

1. rubbish heap

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उकिरडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उकिरडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “उकिरडा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “utkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press