करी

Hindi

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.ɾiː/

Noun

करी • (karī) m (Urdu spelling کری‎)

  1. an elephant
    Synonyms: हस्ती (hastī), हाथी (hāthī), गज (gaj), कुंजर (kuñjar)

Declension
Declension of करी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct करी
karī		 करी
karī
oblique करी
karī		 करियों
kariyõ
vocative करी
karī		 करियो
kariyo

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “करी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) , “करी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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