वेड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वेड (veḍa). Further origination stems from either Kannada ಎದ್ದು (eddu, “stupidity”) or Sanskrit वैधेय (vaidheya, “foolish”), as per Date's Maharashtra Sabdakosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeɖ/

Noun

वेड • (veḍ) n

1. mad, crazy, lunatic
2. foolishness, folly

   Synonym: मूर्खपणा (mūrkhapṇā)

3. (figuratively) a violent or unreasonable passion or desire
4. to drive someone mad or furious
5. to feign madness

Derived terms

• वेडेपणा (veḍepṇā)
• वेडा (veḍā)
• वेडी (veḍī)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेड”, 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) “वेड”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).