गांय्दोळ

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit गण्डोलक (gaṇḍolaka). Compare Marathi गांडूळ (gāṇḍūḷ), Sinhalese ගැඩවිලා (gæḍawilā).

Noun

गांय्दोळ • (gā̃ydōḷ) (Latin script gaidol, Kannada script ಗಾಂಯ್ದೊಳ್)

1. an earthworm

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gaṇḍūpada”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press