कीदृश

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kiː.dr̩.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.d̪r̩.ɕɐ/

Pronoun

कीदृश • (kīdṛśa)

1. of what kind?

Descendants

• Pali: kīdisa, kīrisa
• Prakrit: 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa), 𑀓𑀻𑀲 (kīsa)
  • Central:
    • Hindustani: kaisā
      • Hindi: कैसा
      • Urdu: کیسا
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀻𑀇𑀲 (kīisa)
      • Hindustani: kaisā
        • Hindi: कैसा
        • Urdu: کیسا
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂶𑂮𑂢 (kaisan)
      • Magahi: 𑂍𑂶𑂮𑂢 (kaisan)
      • Maithili: कैसन (kaisan), केहन (kēhan)
      • Odia: କିସ (kisa)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Punjabi: kihā, kihṛā

        Gurmukhi script: ਕਿਹਾ, ਕਿਹੜਾ

        Shahmukhi script: کِہا, کِہْڑا

      • Sindhi: kihaṛo}}

        Arabic script: ڪِهَڙو

        Devanagari script: किहड़ो

  • Southern:
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: कसा (kasā)
  • Western:
    • Old Gujarati: किसिउ (kisiu)
      • Gujarati: કીસ (kīs)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “कीदृश”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīdṛśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press