टिड्डा

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖɑː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖäː]

Noun[edit]

टिड्डा (ṭiḍḍām (feminine टिड्डी, Urdu spelling ٹڈا)

  1. cricket, grig
  2. grasshopper, locust
    Synonyms: टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

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