Urdu edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*kicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

کیچڑ (kīcaṛm (Hindi spelling कीचड़)

  1. slime, muck, sludge
  2. rheum
  3. (figurative) a mess

References edit

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