खदखदा

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Marathi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘟𑘏𑘟𑘰𑘽 (khadakhadāṃ). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʰəd̪.kʰə.d̪a/
  • Hyphenation: खद‧ख‧दा
  • Rhymes: -a

Adverb[edit]

खदखदा • (khadkhadā)

  1. imitative of the sound of laughter
    खदखदा हसणे ― khadkhadā hasṇe ― to laugh out loud

Further reading[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “खदखदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 30.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खदखद, खदखदां”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 195
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खदखदा-दां”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 836.
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