केकड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (kakkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, “crab”), with the word structure and semantic domain suggested borrowing from a substrate language; compare Santali ᱠᱟᱴᱠᱚᱢ (kaṭkôm, “crab”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /keːk.ɽɑː/, [keːk.ɽäː]

Noun

केकड़ा • (kekṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیکڑا)

  1. crab

Declension

Declension of केकड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct केकड़ा
kekṛā 		केकड़े
kekṛe
oblique केकड़े
kekṛe 		केकड़ों
kekṛõ
vocative केकड़े
kekṛe 		केकड़ो
kekṛo

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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