गारुडी

See also: गरुड, गरुडः, and गरुड़

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘰𑘨𑘳𑘚𑘲 (gāruḍī), 𑘐𑘰𑘨𑘻𑘚𑘲 (gāroḍī), from Sanskrit गारुडिक (gāruḍika). Compare Gujarati ગારુડી (gāruḍī), Hindustani گاروڑی (gāroṛī) / गारुड़ी (gāruṛī), Sindhi گاروڙيِ / गारोड़ी, Marwari गारड़ी (gārṛī), गारुड़ी (gāruṛī), Odia ଗାରୁଡ଼ିଆ (gāruṛiā), Assamese গাৰুড়ি (garuri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.ɾu.ɖi/, [ɡa.ɾu.ɖiː]

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Noun

गारुडी • (gāruḍī) m

1. snake charmer, juggler, conjurer

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गारूडी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 36
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गारुडी, गारोडी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 234
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गारु(रो)डी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāruḍika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 221