मेंढक
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- मेंडक (meṇḍak)
Etymology
editInherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀟𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (maṃḍukka), from Sanskrit मण्डूक (maṇḍū́ka).[1] Turner attributes the variety of New Indo-Aryan forms to taboo formations.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editमेंढक • (meṇḍhak) m (Urdu spelling مینڈھک)
Declension
editDeclension of मेंढक (masc cons-stem)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maṇḍūˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press