कुरकुरा

Hindi

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of chewing something crunchy. Compare Classical Sanskrit कुरति (kurati, “to utter a sound”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʊɾ.kʊ.ɾɑː/, [kʊɾ.kʊ.ɾäː]

Adjective

कुरकुरा • (kurkurā) (Urdu spelling کُرکُرا)

1. crunchy, crispy

   वाह, यह चिप्स कितने कुरकुरे हैं!

   vāh, yah cips kitne kurkure ha͠i!

   Wow, how crunchy these chips are!

Declension

Declension of कुरकुरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कुरकुरा kurkurā	कुरकुरे kurkure	कुरकुरी kurkurī	कुरकुरी kurkurī
oblique	कुरकुरे kurkure	कुरकुरे kurkure	कुरकुरी kurkurī	कुरकुरी kurkurī
vocative	कुरकुरे kurkure	कुरकुरे kurkure	कुरकुरी kurkurī	कुरकुरी kurkurī

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कुरकुरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 997
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुरकुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 206