Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

کِیڑا (kīṛām (Hindi spelling कीड़ा)

  1. worm
  2. caterpillar; any crawling insect
  3. bug

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. کیڑا”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN

Ushojo edit

Noun edit

کیڑا (keṛā)

  1. ploughshare
    Synonym: گُگُوتی (gugūtī)