शेंडी

See also: शिडी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिखण्डिका (śikhaṇḍikā) (compare Prakrit 𑀙𑁂𑀁𑀟𑀸 (cheṃḍā), Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘽𑘚𑘰 (śeṃḍā), 𑘭𑘹𑘽𑘚𑘰 (seṃḍā)). Cognate with Konkani शेंडी (śeṇḍī) / ಶೆಂಡಿ / xenddi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕeɳ.ɖi/, [ɕeɳ.ɖiː]
• Hyphenation: शें‧डी

Noun

शेंडी • (śeṇḍī) f (masculine शेंडा)

1. (Hinduism) sikha (a hairstyle common in orthodox sects with a tuft of hair on the crown of the head)

   Synonym: शिखा (śikhā)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शेंडी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 148.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेंडी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 799
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेंडी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2959.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śikhaṇḍá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 720