खदखदा

Marathi

Alternative forms

• खदाखदा (khadākhadā)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘟𑘏𑘟𑘰𑘽 (khadakhadāṃ). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰəd̪.kʰə.d̪a/
• Hyphenation: खद‧ख‧दा
• Rhymes: -a

Adverb

खदखदा • (khadkhadā)

1. imitative of the sound of laughter

   खदखदा हसणे ― khadkhadā hasṇe ― to laugh out loud

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खदखदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 30.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खदखद, खदखदां”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 195
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “खदखदा-दां”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 836.