𑀓𑀻𑀟

Prakrit

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Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa)

Inherited from Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá).

Noun

𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa) m (Devanagari कीड)

1. insect, worm

Derived terms

• 𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀬 (kīḍaya)
• 𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kīḍiyā)
• 𑀓𑀻𑀟𑀻 (kīḍī)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Awadhi: कीरवा (kīrvā)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: कीड़ा (kīṛā)
    • Urdu: کِیڑا (kīṛā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Bengali: কীড়া (kiṛa, “worm”)
  • Bihari:
    • Bhojpuri: कीरा (kīrā)
    • Maithili: कीरा (kīrā), कीर (kīr)
  • Odia: କୀଡ଼ା (kiṛā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: कीरा (kīrā), किरा (kirā)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਕੀੜਾ (kīṛā)

    • Shahmukhi script: کِیڑا (kīṛā)
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: ڪِيڙو (kīṛo)

    Devanagari script: कीड़ो (kīṛo)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: किडो (kiḍô)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘎𑘱𑘚𑘰 (kiḍā)
    • Marathi: किडा (kiḍā)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: કીડો (kīḍo)
  • Romani: kir (“ant”)