کپڑا

Urdu

Etymology

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, garment, rag). Cognate with Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəp.ɽɑː/
    • Audio (Pakistan):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑː

    Noun

    کَپْڑَا • (kapṛām (Hindi spelling कपड़ा)

    1. cloth
    2. garment
    3. clothing

    Declension

    Declension of کپڑا
    singular plural
    direct کَپْڑا (kapṛā) کَپْڑے (kapṛe)
    oblique کَپْڑے (kapṛe) کَپْڑوں (kapṛõ)
    vocative کَپْڑے (kapṛe) کَپْڑو (kapṛo)

    References

    • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کپڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press