साधू

See also: साधु, सुधा, सुध, सीधा, संधि, and सीधे

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): साधू m (sādhū)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): साध्वी f (sādhvī)

Borrowed from Sanskrit साधु (sādhú). Doublet of साव (sāv). Compare Gujarati સાધુ (sādhu), Kannada ಸಾಧು (sādhu), Hindi साधु (sādhu).

Noun

साधू • (sādhū) m

1. (Hinduism) monk, ascetic, sadhu

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “साधू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “साधु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “साधु”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).