कीड़ा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]कीड़ा • (kīṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیڑا)
- insect, bug
- Synonym: कीट (kīṭ)
- कीड़े-मकोड़े ― kīṛe-makoṛe ― assorted bugs (reduplication of कीड़ा)
Declension
[edit]Declension of कीड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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