करोड़

See also: करोड

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

←  10,000	←  1,000,000 (106)	१,००,००,००० 10,000,000 (107)	100,000,000 (108)  →	1,000,000,000 (109)  →
Cardinal: करोड़ (karoṛ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi), from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi), borrowed from Munda. The initial k(a)r- is attested throughout New Indo-Aryan, and is considered a re-Sanskritisation by Turner.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾoːɽ/, [kɐ.ɾoːɽ]

Numeral

करोड़ • (karoṛ) m (Urdu spelling کروڑ) (cardinal)

1. ten million

Declension

Declension of करोड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ karoṛ
oblique	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ों karoṛõ
vocative	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ो karoṛo

Derived terms

• करोड़पति (karoṛpati)

Descendants

• → English: crore
  • →? Dhivehi: ކްރޯރް (k̊rōr)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṭi²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press