लड़का
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit *𑀮𑀟𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*laḍikka).[1] Related to the lexicographically-attested Sanskrit लाडिक (lāḍika, “boy, servant”), लट्व (laṭva, “dancing boy”) लट (laṭa, “fool”), and thus may ultimately come from लट् (laṭ, “to act like a child”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-).[2] Cognate to Awadhi लड़का (laṛkā), Punjabi ਲਡ਼ਕਾ (laṛkā), Bengali লেড়কা (leṛoka).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]लड़का • (laṛkā) m (feminine लड़की, Urdu spelling لڑکا)
Declension
[edit]Declension of लड़का (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
[edit]- → Norwegian: larka
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*laḍikka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लड़का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “लड़का”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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