जोडा

Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yewg-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *yugtós

Sanskrit युक्त (yukta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jutta)

Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟𑁂𑀇 (joḍei)

Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa)

Marathi जोडा (joḍā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑁄𑀟 (joḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-); see there for more. Compare जुळणे (juḷṇe). Cognate with Hindi जोड़ा (joṛā).

Noun

जोडा • (j̈oḍā) m

1. pair, couple
2. shoe

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जोडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “जोडा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*yuṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press