कौड़ी

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • कौडी (kauḍī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɔː.ɽiː/

Noun

कौड़ी • (kauṛī) f (Urdu spelling کوڑی)

  1. (historical) a cowry, shell used as a token in barter
  2. any small amount of money
    दो कौड़ी का ― do kauṛī kā ― poor; worthless (literally, “worth two cowries”)

Declension

Declension of कौड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कौड़ी
kauṛī 		कौड़ियाँ
kauṛiyā̃
oblique कौड़ी
kauṛī 		कौड़ियों
kauṛiyõ
vocative कौड़ी
kauṛī 		कौड़ियो
kauṛiyo
  • निकौड़िया (nikauṛiyā)

Descendants

  • → English: cowrie, cowry, kauri
  • → French: cauri
  • → Swahili: kauri

References

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