कीकर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*kikkara). Cognate with Punjabi ਕਿੱਕਰ (kikkar). Related to Sanskrit किङ्किराल (kiṅkirāla). Ultimately, from the same substrate as बबूल.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kiː.kəɾ/, [kiː.kɐɾ]

Noun

कीकर • (kīkar) m (Urdu spelling کِیکَر)

1. the babul tree, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica

   Synonyms: बबूल (babūl), दृढ़बीज (dŕṛhbīj), वर्वूर (varvūr), पंक्तिबीज (paṅktibīj)

Declension

Declension of कीकर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कीकर kīkar	कीकर kīkar
oblique	कीकर kīkar	कीकरों kīkarõ
vocative	कीकर kīkar	कीकरो kīkaro

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kikkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 160
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कीकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 199
• “कीकर”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कीकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 958