Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit केका (kekā).

Noun

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𑀓𑁂𑀓𑀸 (kekāf (Devanagari केका)

  1. cry of a peacock

References

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “केका”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 259.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kēkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 179