खाऊ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit खादुक (khāduka). Compare Gujarati -ખાઉ (-khāu), Hindustani کَھاؤ (khāo) / खाऊ (khāū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰau/, [kʰauː]

Noun

खाऊ • (khāū) m

1. snacks, eats

   मी तुमच्यासाठी खाऊ आणलाय.

   mī tumacyāsāṭhī khāū āṇlāy.

   I have brought snacks for you.

Derived terms

• खाऊ घालणे (khāū ghālṇe, “to feed”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खाऊ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खाऊ”, 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) “खाऊ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰäu̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: खाउ

Verb

खाऊ • (khāū)

1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of खानु (khānu)