کری

See also: كري‎ and كرى‎

Brahui

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kār (“black”).

Adjective

کری (kari)

black

Persian

Etymology

From ‎ (kar, “deaf”) +‎ ‎ (-i, “noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /kæˈɾiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi/

Noun

کری • (kari)

deafness

Synonyms

ناشنوایی‎ (nâšenavâyi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from the nominative singular of Sanskrit करिन् (karin), from कर (kara) +‎ -इन् (-in). कर (kara) is from the root कृ (kṛ), while the suffix -इन् (-in) is from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Related to کَر‎ (kar, “hand, elephant's trunk”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾiː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾiː/

Noun

کَرِی • (karī) m (Hindi spelling करी)

an elephant
Synonyms: فِیل‎ (fīl), گَج‎ (gaj), ہَاتِھی‎ (hāthī)

References

Platts, John T. (1884), “کري”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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