روکڑ
(Redirected from روکڑا)
Urdu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (masculine) روکڑا (rokaṛā)
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] from Sanskrit रोक (roka, “buying with ready money”). Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rokaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ).
Noun[edit]
روکڑ • (rokaṛ) f (Hindi spelling रोकड़)
Synonyms[edit]
- نقد (naqad)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading[edit]
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “روکڑ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.