बेडूक

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi बेडुक (beḍuka), from Maharastri Prakrit *𑀩𑁂𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*beḍḍa), from Sanskrit बिड्ड (biḍḍa). Compare with Hindi मेंढक (meṇḍhak) and मेंडक (meṇḍak).

Noun

बेडूक • (beḍuk) m

frog

Derived terms

बेडकी (beḍkī, “small frog”) f

References

James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “बेडूक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “बेडूक”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “biḍḍa (9238)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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