मऊ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi मौ (mau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁅 (mau), from Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu). Compare Konkani मोव (mov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məu/, [məuː]

Adjective

मऊ • (maū)

1. soft

   Antonyms: कठीण (kaṭhīṇ), कडक (kaḍak)

Derived terms

• मऊपणा (maūpṇā, “softness”)
• मवाळ (mavāḷ, “soft hearted”)

 

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मऊ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “मौ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥dú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press