गीदड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). This Prakrit root is probably one of a family of roots referring to scavenging animals, such as Sanskrit गृध्र “vulture”. Cognate with Punjabi ਗਿੱਦੜ (giddaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.d̪əɽ/, [ɡiː.d̪ɐɽ]

Noun

गीदड़ • (gīdaṛ) m (Urdu spelling گیدڑ)

1. jackal

   Synonyms: सियार (siyār), शृगाल (śŕgāl)

2. (figurative) coward, scaredy-cat

   Synonym: डरपोक (ḍarpok)

Declension

Declension of गीदड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ gīdaṛ
oblique	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ों gīdaṛõ
vocative	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ो gīdaṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गीदड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gidda¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press