चमगादड़
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Sanskrit चर्मचटक (carmacaṭaka). Compare Punjabi ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ (camgiddaṛ), Gujarati ચામાચીડિયું (cāmācīḍiyũ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चमगादड़ • (camgādaṛ) m (Urdu spelling چمگادڑ)
- bat (winged mammal)
Declension edit
Declension of चमगादड़ (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चमगादड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “carmacaṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press