माकड

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • माकडी (mākḍī) f, माकडीण (mākḍīṇ) f, मकडी (makḍī) f (female monkey)

Etymology

From Old Marathi माकोडा (mākoḍā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa), from Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa). Cognate with Konkani मांकड (māṁkḍa) and Konkani मांकोड (māṁkoḍa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /makəɖ/

Noun

माकड • (mākaḍ) n

  1. monkey, baboon
    Synonym: वानर (vānar) (less common)

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