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सहस्रपाद

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Calque of Latin mille-pedis, सहस्र (sahasra, thousand) +‎ पाद (pād, foot); compare Persian هزار-پا (hezâr-pâ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɦəs.ɾə.pɑːd̪/, [sɛ.ɦɛs.ɾɐ.päːd̪]

Noun

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सहस्रपाद (sahasrapādm (Urdu spelling سہسرپاد)

  1. (formal, neologism) a millipede
    Synonym: गोजर (gojar)

Declension

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