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कुर्की

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Hindi

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Etymology

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कुर्क (kurk) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊɾ.kiː/

Noun

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कुर्की (kurkīf

  1. the seizing of property held by criminals (especially debtors)
    • 1936, Premchand, Godaan :
      गाँव में इतने आदमी तो हैं, किस पर बेदखली नहीं आई, किस पर कुड़की नहीं आई।
      gā̃v mẽ itne ādmī to ha͠i, kis par bedakhlī nahī̃ āī, kis par kuṛkī nahī̃ āī.
      There are so many people in the city, who hasn't been evicted, who hasn't had his property seized?

Declension

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