चिड़िया

Hindi edit

 
चिड़िया

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (*ciḍigā), a feminine form from 𑀘𑀺𑀟𑀺𑀕 (ciḍiga), from Sanskrit *चिटिक (ciṭika), चटक (caṭaka, sparrow).[1] Cognate with Bengali চড়ুই (coṛui), Assamese চৰাই (sorai).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.ɽɪ.jɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ.ɽi.jäː]
  • (file)

Noun edit

चिड़िया (ciṛiyāf (Urdu spelling چڑیا)

  1. (specifically) sparrow
    Synonyms: गौरैया (gauraiyā), चटक (caṭak), गुंजिश्क (guñjiśk)
  2. bird
  3. shuttlecock (in badminton)
  4. (card games) club, clubs

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References edit

  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 10