टिड्डा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖɑː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖäː]

Noun

टिड्डा • (ṭiḍḍā) m (feminine टिड्डी, Urdu spelling ٹڈا)

  1. cricket, grig
  2. grasshopper, locust
    Synonyms: टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)

Declension

Declension of टिड्डा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct टिड्डा
ṭiḍḍā 		टिड्डे
ṭiḍḍe
oblique टिड्डे
ṭiḍḍe 		टिड्डों
ṭiḍḍõ
vocative टिड्डे
ṭiḍḍe 		टिड्डो
ṭiḍḍo

References

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

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