अधू

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘀𑘠 (adha) +‎ -ऊ (-ū), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀤𑁆𑀥 (addha), from Sanskrit अर्ध (ardha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.d̪ʱu/, [ə.d̪ʱuː]

Adjective

अधू • (adhū) (indeclinable) [1][2][3]

  1. weakened, crippled, impaired (of an organ, limb or faculty).
    Synonyms: विकल (vikal), जायबंदी (jāybandī), क्षीण (kṣīṇ)
    अपघातानंतर त्याचा एक हात अधू राहिला.
    apghātānantar tyācā ek hāt adhū rāhilā.
    After the accident, one of his arms remained impaired.
  2. deformed, malformed, distorted, defective
    Synonyms: विकृत (vikŕt), विरूप (virūp), विद्रूप (vidrūp)
    जन्मतःच तिचा पाय अधू होता.
    janmataḥca ticā pāy adhū hotā.
    She had a deformed leg from birth.

References

More information
  1. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अधू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अधू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  3. ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अधू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
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