कीड़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa), from Sanskrit कीट (kīṭá).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kiː.ɽɑː/, [kiː.ɽäː]
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Noun

कीड़ा • (kīṛā) m (Urdu spelling کیڑا)

  1. insect, bug
    Synonym: कीट (kīṭ)
    कीड़े-मकोड़े ― kīṛe-makoṛe ― assorted bugs (reduplication of कीड़ा)

Declension
Declension of कीड़ा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कीड़ा
kīṛā		 कीड़े
kīṛe
oblique कीड़े
kīṛe		 कीड़ों
kīṛõ
vocative कीड़े
kīṛe		 कीड़ो
kīṛo

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. “कीड़ा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
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