Urdu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] from Sanskrit रोक (roka, buying with ready money). Cognate with Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rokaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ).

Noun

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روکڑ (rokaṛf (Hindi spelling रोकड़)

  1. cash
  2. ready money
  3. hard coin
  4. gold, jewels, valuables, stock, etc. (as convertible into hard cash)

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References

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

Further reading

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  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “روکڑ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.