कासव

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀯 (kacchava), from Sanskrit कच्छप (kacchapa), from earlier कश्यप (kaśyápa). Cognate with Konkani कांसव (kā̃sav), Gujarati કાચબો (kācbo), Hindustani कछुआ (kachuā) / کَچُھوا (kachuā), Assamese কাছ (kaso).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.səʋ/

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Noun

कासव • (kāsav) m

1. tortoise

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कासव”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कासव”, 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) “का(कां)सव”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kacchapa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press