टिड्डी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖiː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖiː]

Noun

टिड्डी • (ṭiḍḍī) f (masculine टिड्डा, Urdu spelling ٹڈی)

1. locust, grasshopper: Acrididae family insects

   Synonym: टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)

Declension

Declension of टिड्डी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī	टिड्डियाँ ṭiḍḍiyā̃
oblique	टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī	टिड्डियों ṭiḍḍiyõ
vocative	टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī	टिड्डियो ṭiḍḍiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टिड्डी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “टिड्डी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “triḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press