नाथु

Konkani

Alternative forms

• नात्तू (nāttu), नत्तु (nattu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Marathi नातू (nātū), Hindi नाती (nātī), Bengali নাতি (nati), Assamese নাতি (nati).

Noun

नाथु • (nāthu) (Latin script nathu, Kannada script ನಾಥು)

1. grandson

References

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