Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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कीचड़ (kīcaṛm (Urdu spelling کیچڑ)

  1. slime, muck, sludge
    Synonym: पाँक (pā̃k)
  2. rheum
  3. (figurative) a mess

Declension

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References

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

Further reading

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कीचड़”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House