لکڑی

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Apabhramsa लक्कुड (lakkuḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟 (lakkuḍa), from Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa). Compare Gujarati લાકડું (lākḍũ, “wood”), Marathi लाकूड (lākūḍ, “wood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

لَکْڑی • (lakṛī) f (Hindi spelling लकड़ी)

  1. stick
    Synonyms: چَھڑی (chaṛī), ڈَنْڈا (ḍanḍā)
  2. wood, timber

Declension

Declension of لکڑی
singular plural
direct لکڑی (lakṛī) لکڑِیاں (lakṛiyā̃)
oblique لکڑی (lakṛī) لکڑِیوں (lakṛiyō̃)
vocative لکڑی (lakṛī) لکڑِیو (lakṛiyō)

References

  • “لکڑی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “لکڑی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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