केकड़ा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (kakkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”), with the word structure and semantic domain suggested borrowing from a substrate language; compare Santali ᱠᱟᱴᱠᱚᱢ (kaṭkôm, “crab”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
केकड़ा • (kekṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیکڑا)
Declension edit
Declension of केकड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press