کپڑا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”), part of which is from Munda. Cognate with Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /kəp.ɽɑː/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

کَپْڑَا • (kapṛā) m (Hindi spelling कपड़ा)

1. cloth
2. garment
3. clothing

Declension

Declension of کپڑا
	singular	plural
direct	کَپْڑا (kapṛā)	کَپْڑے (kapṛe)
oblique	کَپْڑے (kapṛe)	کَپْڑوں (kapṛõ)
vocative	کَپْڑے (kapṛe)	کَپْڑو (kapṛo)

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کپڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press