काजवा

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Marathi[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁄𑀅 / खज्जोअ / ಖಜ್ಜೋಅ (khajjoa) with deaspiration, from Sanskrit खद्योत (khádyota).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kad͡z.ʋa/
  • Hyphenation: काज़‧वा

Noun[edit]

काज़वा (kāj̈vām

  1. firefly

Further reading[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “काजवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 23.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काजवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 149
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काजवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 661.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khadyōta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 200