पेढा

See also: पुढे and पेढी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘹𑘚𑘰 (peḍā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀟 (peḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁂𑀟 (*peḍa, “lump”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Gujarati પેંડો (peṇḍo), Hindustani پیڑَا / पेड़ा (peṛā), Punjabi ਪੇੜਾ / پیڑا (peṛā), Odia ପେଡା (peḍa), ପେଣ୍ଡା (peṇḍa), Bengali পেঁড়া (pẽṛa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ɖʱa/

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• Hyphenation: पे‧डा
• Rhymes: -a

Noun

पेढा • (peḍhā) m

1. peda (South Asian sweet)

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पेढा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 92.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पेढा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 528
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पेंढा-डा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2092.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 475