लांडे

See also: लंड, लाड, लाडू, लाडो, लाड़, लाँड़, and लौड़ा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀁𑀟 (*laṃḍa) (compare Old Marathi 𑘩𑘰𑘽𑘚𑘹𑘢𑘜 (lāṃḍepaṇa, “the state of having lost one's feathers”), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀟𑀼𑀅 (laṃḍua)). Related to लंड (laṇḍa). Compare Hindi लाँड़ा (lā̃ṛā), Sindhi لُنڊو / लुंडो, Punjabi ਲੰਡਾ (laṇḍā) / لَنڈا (lanḍā), Odia ଲଣ୍ଡା (laṇḍā).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /laɳ.ɖe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /laɳ.ɖə/

Adjective

लांडे • (lāṇḍe)

1. short, cropped (deficient in length)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लांडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लांडा”, 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) “लांडा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṭṭa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press