मोडी

Marathi

Etymology

Probably from मोडणे (moḍṇe, “to break”), referring to the broken Devanagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived. Compare मोड (moḍ).

Noun

मोडी • (moḍī) f

  1. Modi script

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “मोडी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “मोडी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), “मोडी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
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