मध

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu) with the deletion of the final vowel[1], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, wine”). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘟𑘳 (madu), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀼 (mahu), Gujarati મધ (madh).

Noun

मध • (madh) m

  1. honey

References
  1. Joshi, Ramachandra Bhikaji (1900) A Comprehensive Marathi Grammar‎, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, page 13
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “मध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “मध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “मध”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
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