कडू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘚𑘳 (kaḍu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀟𑀼𑀅 (kaḍua) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-)), from Sanskrit कटुक (káṭuka), from कटु (kaṭú), from Dravidian. Doublet of कटू (kaṭū). Cognate to Konkani कोडू (koḍū), Gujarati કડવું (kaḍvũ), Hindi कड़वा (kaṛvā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ɖu/, [kə.ɖuː]

Adjective

कडू • (kaḍū)

1. bitter

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कडू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “कडू”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭuka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press