घोडा

Marathi

Etymology
नपुसकलिंग (napusakliṅg): घोडे n (ghoḍe)
पुल्लिंग (pulliṅg): घोडा m (ghoḍā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅg): घोडी f (ghoḍī)

From Old Marathi 𑘑𑘻𑘚𑘳 (ghoḍu), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka). Cognate with Konkani घोडो (ghoḍô), Gujarati ઘોડો (ghoḍo), Hindi घोड़ा (ghoṛā).

Noun

घोडा • (ghoḍā) m

  1. horse
  2. (chess) knight

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “घोडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “घोडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ghōṭa (4516)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Noun

घोडा • (ghoḍā), pronounced घोड़ा (ghoṛā)

  1. horse
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