کری

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See also: كري and كرى

Brahui

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Dravidian *kār (black).

Adjective

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کَرِی (karī)

  1. black
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Colors in Brahui · رَنْگ (raṅg) (layout · text)
     پِیہُن (pīhun)      کَمَاش (kamāś)      کَرِی (karī), مَہون (mahon), مون (mon)
             خِیسُن (xīsun)              بور (bor)              پُوشْکُن (pūśkun)
                          خَرُّن (xarrun)             
                                       خَرُّن (xarrun)
                                      

Persian

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Etymology

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From کر (kar, deaf) +‎ ـی (-i, noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? karī
Dari reading? karī
Iranian reading? kari
Tajik reading? kari

Noun

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کری (kari)

  1. deafness
    Synonym: ناشنوایی (nâšenavâyi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from the nominative singular of Sanskrit करिन् (karin), from कर (kara) +‎ -इन् (-in). कर (kara) is from the root कृ (kṛ), while the suffix -इन् (-in) is from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Related to کَر (kar, hand, elephant's trunk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کَرِی (karīm (Hindi spelling करी)

  1. an elephant
    Synonyms: فِیل (fīl), گَج (gaj), ہَاتِھی (hāthī)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “کري”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.