कपड़ा
Hindi
Etymology
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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”). Cognate with Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ), Bengali কাপড় (kapoṛ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəp.ɽɑː/, [kɐp.ɽäː]
Noun
कपड़ा • (kapṛā) m (Urdu spelling کَپْڑَا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कपड़ा kapṛā |
कपड़े kapṛe |
| oblique | कपड़े kapṛe |
कपड़ों kapṛõ |
| vocative | कपड़े kapṛe |
कपड़ो kapṛo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kapṛā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 165
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press