मऊ

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi मौ (mau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁅 (mau), from Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu). Compare Konkani मोव (mov).

Adjective

मऊ • (maū)

  1. soft

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