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Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] from Sanskrit रोक (roka, buying with ready money). Compare Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rokaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ), Telugu రొక్కము (rokkamu), Kannada ರೊಕ್ಕ (rokka), Tamil ரொக்கம் (rokkam), Malayalam റൊക്കം (ṟokkaṁ).

Noun edit

रोकड़ (rokaṛf (Urdu spelling روکَڑ)

  1. ready money, hard cash
    Synonym: नक़द (naqad)
  2. gold, jewels, valuables, stock, etc. (as convertible into hard cash)

Declension edit

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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