Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa), from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭá).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kiː.ɽɑː/, [kiː.ɽäː]
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Noun

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कीड़ा (kīṛām (Urdu spelling کیڑا)

  1. insect, bug
    Synonym: कीट (kīṭ)
    कीड़े-मकोड़ेkīṛe-makoṛeassorted bugs (reduplication of कीड़ा)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. कीड़ा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN