कागद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz) (or alternatively from Sanskrit कागद (kāgada)), possibly a Sanskritised borrowing from Persian, which in turn borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ). Doublet of काग़ज़ (kāġaz) (see more).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɡəd̪/, [käː.ɡɐd̪]

Noun

कागद • (kāgad) m (Urdu spelling کاگد)

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Declension

Declension of कागद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कागद kāgad	कागद kāgad
oblique	कागद kāgad	कागदों kāgadõ
vocative	कागद kāgad	कागदो kāgado

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz) (or alternatively from Sanskrit कागद (kāgada)), possibly a Sanskritised borrowing from Persian, which in turn borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑːɡəd]

Noun

कागद • (kāgad) (Latin script kagod, Kannada script ಕಾಗದ್)

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References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017), IndoWordNet‎^[1]
• Madhavi Sardesai (2006), A Comparative Linguistic and Cultural Study of Lexical Influences on Konkani‎^[2], Goa University (doctoral thesis)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz) (or alternatively from Sanskrit कागद (kāgada)), possibly a Sanskritised borrowing from Persian, which in turn borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ). Compare Gujarati કાગળ (kāgaḷ), Hindi काग़ज़ (kāġaz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɡəd̪/

Noun

कागद • (kāgad) m

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Declension

Declension of कागद (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	कागद kāgad	कागद kāgad
oblique	कागदा1 kāgdā1	कागदां- kāgdā̃-
acc. / dative	कागदाला kāgdālā	कागदांना kāgdā̃nā
ergative	कागदाने, कागदानं kāgdāne, kāgdāna	कागदांनी kāgdā̃nī
instrumental	कागदाशी kāgdāśī	कागदांशी kāgdā̃śī
locative	कागदात kāgdāt	कागदांत kāgdā̃ta
vocative	कागदा kāgdā	कागदांनो kāgdā̃no

¹The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition.

Genitive declension of कागद (masc cons-stem)

	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
singular subject	कागदाचा kāgdāċā	कागदाचे kāgdāċe	कागदाची kāgdācī	कागदाच्या kāgdācā	कागदाचे, कागदाचं kāgdāċe, kāgdāċa	कागदाची kāgdācī	कागदाच्या1 kāgdācā1
plural subject	कागदांचा kāgdā̃ċā	कागदांचे kāgdā̃ċe	कागदांची kāgdā̃cī	कागदांच्या kāgdā̃cā	कागदांचे, कागदांचं kāgdā̃ċe, kāgdā̃ċa	कागदांची kāgdā̃cī	कागदांच्या1 kāgdā̃cā1

¹For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• कागदपत्र (kāgadpatra, “document”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “कागद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कागद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Marwari

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz) (or alternatively from Sanskrit कागद (kāgada)), possibly a Sanskritised borrowing from Persian, which in turn borrowed from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ). Compare to Hindi काग़ज़ (kāġaz).

Noun

कागद (kāgad) ?

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2. letter

References

• Bhanwar, Lal Suthar; Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998), राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 58

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাগদ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬕᬤ (Balinese script)
• কাগদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰐𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀕𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• ကာဂဒ (Burmese script)
• કાગદ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਗਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌗𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦒꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂏𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾಗದ (Kannada script)
• កាគទ (Khmer script)
• ກາຄທ (Lao script)
• കാഗദ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡤᠠᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘐𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠺᠠᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑦰𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐐𑐡 (Newa script)
• କାଗଦ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢔꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆓𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖐𑖟 (Siddham script)
• කාගද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩞𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚌𑚛 (Takri script)
• காக³த³ (Tamil script)
• కాగద (Telugu script)
• กาคท (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ག་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒑𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨍𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कागद (kāgad), borrowed from Classical Persian کاغذ (kāġaz), from Sogdian 𐼸𐼰𐼲𐼹𐼰 (kʾɣδʾ /⁠kāγaδā⁠/), perhaps a borrowing from Old Chinese 紙 (OC *kjeʔ).

Doublet of कर्गद (kargada).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɡɐ.d̪ɐ/

Noun

कागद • (kāgada) stem, n

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Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कागद

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कागदम् (kāgadam)	कागदे (kāgade)	कागदानि (kāgadāni) कागदा¹ (kāgadā¹)
accusative	कागदम् (kāgadam)	कागदे (kāgade)	कागदानि (kāgadāni) कागदा¹ (kāgadā¹)
instrumental	कागदेन (kāgadena)	कागदाभ्याम् (kāgadābhyām)	कागदैः (kāgadaiḥ) कागदेभिः¹ (kāgadebhiḥ¹)
dative	कागदाय (kāgadāya)	कागदाभ्याम् (kāgadābhyām)	कागदेभ्यः (kāgadebhyaḥ)
ablative	कागदात् (kāgadāt)	कागदाभ्याम् (kāgadābhyām)	कागदेभ्यः (kāgadebhyaḥ)
genitive	कागदस्य (kāgadasya)	कागदयोः (kāgadayoḥ)	कागदानाम् (kāgadānām)
locative	कागदे (kāgade)	कागदयोः (kāgadayoḥ)	कागदेषु (kāgadeṣu)
vocative	कागद (kāgada)	कागदे (kāgade)	कागदानि (kāgadāni) कागदा¹ (kāgadā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “कागद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 268, column 1.