کیڑا

Urdu

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá)
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa)
    Urdu کیڑا (keṛā)

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá).[1]

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    کِیڑا • (kīṛā) m (Hindi spelling कीड़ा)

    1. worm
    2. caterpillar; any crawling insect
    3. bug

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    1. “کیڑا”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN

    Ushojo

    Noun

    کیڑا (keṛā)

    1. ploughshare
      Synonym: گُگُوتی (gugūtī)
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