कड़ी

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀓𑀟 (*kaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) (attested in 𑀓𑀟𑀸 (kaḍā)), from Sanskrit कट (káṭa, twist of straw).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.ɽiː/, [kɐ.ɽiː]

Noun[edit]

कड़ी (kaṛīf (Urdu spelling کڑی)

  1. link (in a chain)
  2. chain, cuff
    हथकड़ीhathkaṛīhandcuffs
  3. narrative, sequence (a chain or sequence of events)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Malay: gari
    • Indonesian: gari

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press