ऊस

Marathi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit इक्षु (ikṣu)
    Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu)
    Marathi ऊस (ūs)

    Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘭 (usa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu), from Sanskrit इक्षु (ikṣú). Cognate with Konkani ऊंस (ū̃s), Hindi ईख (īkh), ऊख (ūkh), Nepali उखु (ukhu), Bengali আখ (akh).

    Noun

    ऊस • (ūs) m

    1. sugar cane

    Descendants

    • → Gujarati: ઊસ (ūs)

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ऊस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
    • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ऊस”, 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) “ऊस,_ऊंस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ikṣú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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