कासव

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi कछ (kacha), कछप (kachap), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava), from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa). Cognate to Hindi कछुआ (kachuā) and Konkani कासवु.

Noun

कासव • (kāsav) m

  1. tortoise

References
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “कासव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “कासव”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kacchapa (2619)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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