Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi वाडा (vāḍā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀟 (vāḍa), from Sanskrit वाट (vāṭa). Doublet of वाडी (vāḍī).

Noun edit

वाडा (vāḍām

  1. (architecture) Wada (house) (a type of building)

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “वाडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press