गड

See also: गड़ and गुड़

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀠 (gaḍha), from Sanskrit *गृध (gṛdha, “fort”). Compare Hindi गढ़ (gaṛh). Doublet of गड्डी (gaḍḍī, “a bundle of objects or fort”)

Noun

गड • (gaḍ) m

1. a fort on a hill, a hill-fort

   Synonym: गिरिदुर्ग (giridurga)

2. a fort or castle

   Synonyms: किल्ला (killā), दुर्ग (durga)

Derived terms

• रायगड (rāygaḍ, “a district in Maharashtra and its namesake fort”)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaḍha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press