कीचड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*kicca) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), with further etymology unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kiː.t͡ʃəɽ/, [kiː.t͡ʃɐɽ]

Noun

कीचड़ • (kīcaṛ) m (Urdu spelling کیچڑ)

  1. slime, muck, sludge
    Synonym: पाँक (pā̃k)
  2. rheum
  3. (figurative) a mess

Declension

Declension of कीचड़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कीचड़
kīcaṛ 		कीचड़
kīcaṛ
oblique कीचड़
kīcaṛ 		कीचड़ों
kīcaṛõ
vocative कीचड़
kīcaṛ 		कीचड़ो
kīcaṛo

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kicca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कीचड़”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
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