निदान

See also: नादान

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit निदान (nidāna).

Noun

निदान • (nidān) n

1. primary cause

   Synonym: मूल (mūl)

2. diagnosis

Adverb

निदान • (nidān)

1. (focus) at least, relating to an extremity

   निदान हस तरी!

   nidān has tarī!

   Laugh, at least!

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निदान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nidāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press