मांदूस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘭 (māṃdusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā), from Sanskrit मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /man.d̪us/, [man.d̪uːs]

Noun

मांदूस • (māndūs) f

  1. coffer, chest, large box
  2. (poetic) any box
    Synonyms: खोके (khoke), पेटी (peṭī)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मांदूस”, 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) “मांदू(दु)स_सी-सें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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