लाकूड

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟 (lakkuḍa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *lakkuṭa. Compare Old Marathi 𑘩𑘰𑘽𑘎𑘳𑘚 (lāṃkuḍa), 𑘩𑘰𑘎𑘳𑘘 (lākuṭa), Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa), लगुड (laguḍa). Cognate with Gujarati લાકડું (lākḍũ), Hindi लकड़ (lakaṛ), लक्कड़ (lakkaṛ), लकड़ा (lakṛā), Sindhi لَڪُڙُ / लकुड़ु (lakuṛu), Punjabi ਲੱਕੜ (lakkaṛ).

Noun

लाकूड • (lākūḍ) n

1. wood

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाकूड”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाकूड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lakuṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press