کپڑا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”), part of which is from Munda. Cognate with Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ).

Pronunciation

Noun

کَپْڑَا • (kapṛā) m (Hindi spelling कपड़ा)

  1. cloth
  2. garment
  3. clothing

Declension

Declension of کپڑا
singular plural
direct کَپْڑا‎ (kapṛā) کَپْڑے‎ (kapṛe)
oblique کَپْڑے‎ (kapṛe) کَپْڑوں‎ (kapṛõ)
vocative کَپْڑے‎ (kapṛe) کَپْڑو‎ (kapṛo)

References

  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “کپڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karpaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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