Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit गण्डूपद (gaṇḍūpada). Compare Hindi गेंडुआ (geṇḍuā), Punjabi ਗੰਡੋਆ (gaṇḍoā).

Noun edit

काडू (kāḍūm

  1. earthworm
    Synonym: (more common) गांडूळ (gāṇḍūḷ)

References edit

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काडू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “काडू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “काडू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍūpada”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press