लाडू

Marathi

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀼 (laḍḍu), 𑀮𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀼𑀅 (laḍḍua), from Sanskrit लड्डु (laḍḍu). Compare Gujarati લાડવો (lāḍvo), લાડુ (lāḍu), Hindi लड्डू (laḍḍū), Punjabi ਲੱਡੂ (laḍū), Oriya ଲଡୁ (lôḍu), Sinhalese ලඩු (laḍu).

Noun

लाडू • (lāḍū) m

  1. laddu

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “लाडू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “लाडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “laḍḍu (10926)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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