घुबड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀽𑀅 (ghūa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), from Sanskrit घूक (ghūka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱu.bəɖ/
• Hyphenation: घु‧बड
• Rhymes: -əɖ

Noun

घुबड • (ghubaḍ) n

1. owl

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “घुबड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 41
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घुबड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 261
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “घुबड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1093.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghūka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 243