ककड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kakkaḍiyā), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate to Gujarati કાકડી (kākḍī), Marathi काकडी (kākḍī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kək.ɽiː/, [kɐk.ɽiː]

Noun

ककड़ी • (kakṛī) f (Urdu spelling ککڑی)

1. cucumber

   Synonym: खीरा (khīrā)

Declension

Declension of ककड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ककड़ी kakṛī	ककड़ियाँ kakṛiyā̃
oblique	ककड़ी kakṛī	ककड़ियों kakṛiyõ
vocative	ककड़ी kakṛī	ककड़ियो kakṛiyo

Descendants

• → Maithili: ककड़ी (kakᵊṛī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kakṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press