गिधाड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘲𑘟 (gīda), 𑘐𑘲𑘠 (gīdha) with word-final /ɖ/ (compare Gujarati ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ)), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra). Cognate with Konkani गीद (gīd), Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), Hindustani گِدّھ (giddh) / गिद्ध (giddh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.d̪ʱaɖ/

Noun

गिधाड • (gidhāḍ) n

1. vulture

References

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