کجرا
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀮 (kajjala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कज्जल (kajjala).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kəd͡ʒ.ɾɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Hyphenation: کَجْ‧را
Noun
[edit]کَجْرا • (kajrā) m (Hindi spelling कजरा)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | کَجْرا (kajrā) | کَجْرے (kajre) |
| oblique | کَجْرے (kajre) | کَجْروں (kajrõ) |
| vocative | کَجْرے (kajre) | کَجْرو (kajro) |
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kajjala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 130
Further reading
[edit]- Fallon, S. W. (1879), “کجرا”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co., page 896
- “کجرا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
- “کجرا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
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