कुड्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Attempts to connect the word to कृत् (kṛt, to twist threads, to wind) are phonetically unconvincing. Przyluski considers the word as related to कुट (kuṭa, fort, stronghold), while Gundert derives the word from Dravidian (compare Telugu గోడ (gōḍa, wall)).

Pronunciation

Noun

कुड्य • (kuḍya) stem, n

  1. a wall
  2. plastering (a wall)
  3. curiosity

Declension

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References

  • Monier Williams (1899), कुड्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 289/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 101
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 224
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