दाट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘟𑘰𑘘 (dāṭa) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝 (saṃdaṭṭa), 𑀲𑀁𑀤𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀬 (saṃdaṭṭaya)). Related to दाटणे (dāṭṇe), दडणे (daḍṇe), दडा (daḍā), दडपणे (daḍapṇe). Compare Kannada ದಟ್ಟ (daṭṭa), Gujarati દાટવું (dāṭvũ), દાટ (dāṭ), દાટો (dāṭo), Hindustani ڈَاٹْنَا‎ (ḍāṭnā) / डाटना (ḍāṭnā), ڈَان٘ٹْنَا‎ (ḍā̃ṭnā) / डाँटना (ḍā̃ṭnā), Sindhi ڏَٽَڻُ‎ / ॾटणु, ڏَٽو‎ / ॾटो, Punjabi ਡਟਣਾ (ḍaṭṇā) / ڈَٹݨا‎ (ḍaṭṇā), ਡੱਟ (ḍaṭṭa), ڈَٹّ‎ (ḍaṭṭ), Bengali ডাঁটা (ḍãṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪aʈ/

Adjective

दाट • (dāṭ)

1. thick, dense

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “दाट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “दाट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “दाट”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*draṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press