કાકડી
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kakkaḍiyā), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Doublet of કાકડો (kākḍo, “unripe coconut”) and કર્કટ (karkaṭ, “crab”). Cognate to Hindi ककड़ी (kakṛī), Marathi काकडी (kākḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkɑk.ɽi/
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: કાક‧ડી
Noun
કાકડી • (kākṛī) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | કાકડી (kākḍī) | કાકડીઓ (kākḍīo) |
| oblique | કાકડી (kākḍī) | કાકડીઓ (kākḍīo) |
| vocative | કાકડી (kākḍī) | કાકડીઓ (kākḍīo) |
| instrumental | કાકડી (kākḍī) | કાકડીઓ (kākḍīo) |
| locative | કાકડીએ (kākḍīe) | કાકડીઓએ (kākḍīoe) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press