पाडवा

See also: पांडव

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘚𑘲𑘪𑘰 (pāḍīvā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀟𑀺𑀯𑀬 (pāḍivaya, adjective), from Sanskrit प्रातिपद (prātipadá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /paɖ.ʋa/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /paɖ.ʋə/

Noun

पाडवा • (pāḍvām

  1. traditional New Year's Day (first day of Chaitra or Kartika)

Derived terms

  • गुढीपाडवा (guḍhīpāḍvā, Gudi Padwa)
  • दिवाळी पाडवा (divāḷī pāḍvā, Balipratipada)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prātipadá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाडवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाडवा”, 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) “पाडवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)