कीड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa), from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭá).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkiːɽa(ː)]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

कीड़ा • (kīṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیڑا‎)

  1. insect, bug
    कीड़े-मकोड़े ― kīṛe-makoṛe ― assorted bugs (reduplication of कीड़ा)
    Synonym: कीट (kīṭ)

Declension
Declension of कीड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कीड़ा
kīṛā		 कीड़े
kīṛe
oblique कीड़े
kīṛe		 कीड़ों
kīṛõ
vocative कीड़े
kīṛe		 कीड़ो
kīṛo

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. “कीड़ा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.