𑜀𑜦𑜡𑜀𑜨𑜈𑜫𑜍

Middle Assamese

. 𑜀𑜦𑜡𑜀𑜨𑜈𑜫𑜍

Alternative forms

• কঁকৰা (kõkora), কঁকোৰা (kõküra)

Etymology

From Early Assamese *কঙ্কড়া (koṅkoṛa), from Sanskrit কৰ্কট (karkaṭa). Cognate with Bengali কাঁকড়া (kãkṛa), Odia କଙ୍କଡା (kaṅkaḍā), Hindi केकड़ा (kekṛā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃kɔ.ɹa/, /kɔ̃kʊ.ɹa/

Noun

𑜀𑜦𑜡𑜀𑜨𑜈𑜫𑜍 (kokowra)

1. crab
   • 1795, Bar Amra dictionary :

     𑜆𑜥𑜋𑜪𑜈𑜠𑜀𑜦𑜡𑜀𑜨𑜈𑜫𑜍𑜀𑜫𑜼

     A crab is called "puu" (in Ahom).