नाथु
Konkani
Alternative forms
- नात्तू (nāttu), नत्तु (nattu)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀅 (ṇattua), from Sanskrit नप्तृ (náptṛ) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Cognate with Marathi नातू (nātū), Hindi नाती (nātī), Bengali নাতি (nati), Assamese নাতি (nati).
Noun
नाथु • (nāthu) (Latin script nathu, Kannada script ನಾಥು)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “náptr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press