हेकड़

Hindi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Punjabi ਹੇਕੜ (hekaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦeː.kəɽ/, [ɦeː.kɐɽ]

Adjective

हेकड़ • (hekaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہیکڑ)

1. arrogant, conceited
2. well-built, strong

   Synonym: हट्टा-कट्टा (haṭṭā-kaṭṭā)

Derived terms

• हेकड़ी (hekṛī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “hekaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press