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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 (manīkaṭa), 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘐𑘘 (manīgaṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*maṇigaṃṭhi). Compare Kannada ಮಣಿಕಟ್ಟು (maṇikaṭṭu), Telugu మణికట్టు (maṇikaṭṭu), Tamil மணிக்கட்டு (maṇikkaṭṭu), Malayalam മണിക്കണ്ടം (maṇikkaṇṭaṁ).

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Noun edit

मनगट (mangaṭn

  1. (anatomy) wrist

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मनगट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 114.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मणगट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 627
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मण(न)गट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2409.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṇigranthi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558