मुंगूस

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀲 (maṃgusa), 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲 (muggasa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲 (maṃkusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muŋ.ɡus/, [muŋ.ɡuːs]

Noun

मुंगूस • (muṅgūs) n

1. mongoose

Descendants

• → Portuguese: mangusto, manguço
  • → French: mangouste
    • → Dutch: mangoeste
    • → Russian: мангу́ст (mangúst), мангу́ста (mangústa)
      • → Kazakh: мангуст (mañust)
    • → Spanish: mangosta
      • → Catalan: mangosta
  • → English: mongoose
  • → English: mongoose

Further reading

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