दस्तकार
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دستکار (dast-kâr, “dexterous, expert”). Cognate with Georgian დასტაქარი (dasṭakari).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪əs.t̪ə.kɑːɾ/, [d̪ɐs.t̪ɐ.käːɾ]
Adjective
दस्तकार • (dastakār) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دستکار)
Noun
दस्तकार • (dastakār) m (Urdu spelling دستکار)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दस्तकार dastakār |
दस्तकार dastakār |
| oblique | दस्तकार dastakār |
दस्तकारों dastakārõ |
| vocative | दस्तकार dastakār |
दस्तकारो dastakāro |
Related terms
- दस्तकारी (dastakārī, “hand-crafted”)
- दस्त (dast, “hand (in compounds)”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दस्त”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press