चमगादड़

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Hindi

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Etymology

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A variant of Old Hindi चमगीदड़ (camagīdaṛa, flying fox, bat). In Middle Indo-Aryan, there are several constructions meaning "bat" starting with Prakrit 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫- (camma-) / Sanskrit चर्म- (carma-), like Sanskrit चर्मचटक (carmacaṭaka, bat) (with चटक (caṭaka, sparrow)), 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (cammapakkhi) (with 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi, bird)), and 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺𑀮 (cammaṭṭhila). This word is from an unattested variant with the suffix *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, jackal, fox) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-), whence गीदड़ (gīdaṛ, jackal). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ (camgiddaṛ). Related to Gujarati ચામાચીડિયું (cāmācīḍiyũ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəm.ɡɑː.d̪əɽ/, [t͡ʃɐ̃m.ɡäː.d̪ɐɽ]

Noun

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चमगादड़ (camgādaṛm (Urdu spelling چمگادڑ)

  1. bat (winged mammal)

Declension

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References

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