کری

See also: كري and كرى

Brahui

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *kār (“black”).

Adjective

کَرِی (karī)

1. black

Persian

Etymology

From کر (kar, “deaf”) +‎ ـی (-i, “noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ka.ˈɾiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.ɹíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading?	karī
Dari reading?	karī
Iranian reading?	kari
Tajik reading?	karī

Noun

کری • (kari)

1. deafness

   Synonym: ناشنوایی (nâšenavâyi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from the nominative singular of Sanskrit करिन् (karin), from कर (kara) +‎ -इन् (-in). कर (kara) is from the root कृ (kṛ), while the suffix -इन् (-in) is from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Related to کَر (kar, “hand, elephant's trunk”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾiː/

Noun

کَرِی • (karī) m (Hindi spelling करी)

1. an elephant

   Synonyms: فِیل (fīl), گَج (gaj), ہَاتِھی (hāthī)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “کري”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.