कुर्की

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • कुड़की (kuṛkī)

Etymology

कुर्क (kurk) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊɾ.kiː/

Noun

कुर्की • (kurkī) f

  1. the seizing of property held by criminals (especially debtors)
    • 1936, Premchand, Godaan:
      गाँव में इतने आदमी तो हैं, किस पर बेदखली नहीं आई, किस पर कुड़की नहीं आई।
      gā̃v mẽ itne ādmī to ha͠i, kis par bedakhlī nahī̃ āī, kis par kuṛkī nahī̃ āī.
      There are so many people in the city, who hasn't been evicted, who hasn't had his property seized?

Declension

Declension of कुर्की (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कुर्की
kurkī 		कुर्कियाँ
kurkiyā̃
oblique कुर्की
kurkī 		कुर्कियों
kurkiyõ
vocative कुर्की
kurkī 		कुर्कियो
kurkiyo

References

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