गिद्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra). Cognate with Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ), Nepali गिद्ध (giddha), Doublet of गृध्र (gŕdhra).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪd̪d̪ʱ/, [ɡɪd̪(ː)ʱ]

Noun

गिद्ध • (giddhm (Urdu spelling گِدّھ)

  1. vulture

Declension

Declension of गिद्ध (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct गिद्ध
giddh
गिद्ध
giddh
oblique गिद्ध
giddh
गिद्धों
giddhõ
vocative गिद्ध
giddh
गिद्धो
giddho

Further reading

Nepali

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra). Cognate with Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ), Hindi गिद्ध (giddh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡid̪̚d̪ʱʌ̤]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: गिद्ध

Noun

गिद्ध • (giddham

  1. vulture

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

गिद्ध

  1. Devanagari script form of giddha

Prakrit

Noun

गिद्ध (giddham

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (vulture)

Adjective

गिद्ध (giddha)

  1. Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (greedy)