टिड्डा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖɑː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖäː]

Noun

टिड्डा • (ṭiḍḍā) m (feminine टिड्डी, Urdu spelling ٹڈا)

1. cricket, grig
2. grasshopper, locust

   Synonyms: टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)

Declension

Declension of टिड्डा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	टिड्डा ṭiḍḍā	टिड्डे ṭiḍḍe
oblique	टिड्डे ṭiḍḍe	टिड्डों ṭiḍḍõ
vocative	टिड्डे ṭiḍḍe	टिड्डो ṭiḍḍo

References

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