दगड
Marathi
Etymology
From Old Marathi 𑘟𑘐𑘚 (dagaḍa), probably borrowed from Middle Kannada ದಕ್ಕಡ (dakkaḍa).
Noun
दगड • (dagaḍ) m
Usage notes
This word is a member of a class of related words used to express with contempt that an object or a person has no worth. Other words in this class include: दगडमाती (dagaḍmātī), धोंडा (dhoṇḍā), माती (mātī), शेण (śeṇ), झ्याट (jhyāṭ), कपाळ (kapāḷ).
त्याला काय येतं…दगड!
- tyālā kāy yetam…dagaḍ!
- He can't do anything!
- (literally, “What comes to him …nothing!”)
Descendants
- → Gujarati: દગડ (dagaḍ)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दगड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दगड”, 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) “दगड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.