केकड़ा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (kakkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”), with the word structure and semantic domain suggested borrowing from a substrate language; compare Santali ᱠᱟᱴᱠᱚᱢ (kaṭkôm, “crab”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
केकड़ा • (kekṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیکڑا)
Declension[edit]
Declension of केकड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press