Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑁄𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*thobba) (compare Old Marathi 𑘞𑘻𑘤𑘚 (thobaḍa, insipid, tasteless; small), Sanskrit स्तुव (stuva, particular part of the head of a horse)). Compare Hindustani تھوبْڑَا (thobṛā) / थोबड़ा (thobṛā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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थोबाड (thobāḍn

  1. (derogatory) face
    Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “थोबाड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थोबाड”, 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) “थोबाड-डी_थोबकाड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*thōba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press