लाडू

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀼 (laḍḍu), 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀼𑀅 (laḍḍua), from Sanskrit लड्डु (laḍḍu). Compare Gujarati લાડવો (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu), Hindi लड्डू (laḍḍū), Punjabi ਲੱਡੂ (laḍḍū), Odia ଲଡୁ (lôḍu), Bengali নাড়ু (naṛu), Sinhalese ලඩු (laḍu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

लाडू • (lāḍū) m

1. laddu

References

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