घोडा

See also: घोड़ा, घोड़ौ, घड़ी, and घडी

Marathi

Etymology

नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅga): घोडे n (ghoḍe)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): घोडा m (ghoḍā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): घोडी f (ghoḍī)

From Old Marathi 𑘑𑘻𑘚𑘳 (ghoḍu), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka). Cognate with Konkani घोडो (ghoḍô), Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).

Noun

घोडा • (ghoḍā) m

1. horse
2. (chess) knight

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घोडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghōṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Nepali

Noun

घोडा • (ghoḍā)

1. horse