कीरा

Nepali

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá)
    Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa)
    Nepali कीरा (kīrā)

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

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    कीरा • (kīrā)

    1. insect
    2. worm
    3. bug
      Synonym: बुजी (bujī)
    4. germ

    References

    • “कीरा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
    • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “कीरा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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