नातू

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi नातु (nātu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼 (ṇattu), from Sanskrit नपात् (napāt), नप्तृ (naptṛ), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *nápāts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *nápāts. Compare Konkani नाथु.

Noun

नातू (nātū) m

  1. grandson (male or female line)

References

  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), नातू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), नातु”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), nápāt (6954)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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