कोडे

See also: कडे, कड़ी, कडू, कड़ा, काडू, कीड़ा, कीडी, कूड़ा, कैंडी, कोडू, कोड़ा, and कोड़ी

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • कोडं (koḍa) — colloquial

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘚𑘹𑘽 (koḍeṃ, “a problem; a riddle”), 𑘎𑘳𑘁𑘚𑘹𑘽 (kuāḍeṃ, “a puzzle; a riddle”) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀽𑀟 (kūḍa), Sanskrit कूट (kūṭa)). Compare Gujarati કૂડું (kūḍũ, “fraudulent, treacherous”), Sindhi ڪُوڙو / कूड़ो, ڪُوَڙو / कुवड़ो, Punjabi ਕੂੜਾ (kūṛā) / کُوڑا (kūṛā), Sinhalese කුළු (kuḷu, “false”).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ko.ɖe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ko.ɖə/

Noun

कोडे • (koḍe) n (plural कोडी)

  1. puzzle, mystery

Derived terms

  • शब्दकोडे (śabdakoḍe, “word puzzle”)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कोडे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोडें”, 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) “कोडें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kūṭa6”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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