कुरकुरा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of chewing something crunchy. Compare Classical Sanskrit कुरति (kurati, “to utter a sound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]कुरकुरा • (kurkurā) (Urdu spelling کُرکُرا)
- crunchy, crispy
- वाह, यह चिप्स कितने कुरकुरे हैं!
- vāh, yah cips kitne kurkure ha͠i!
- Wow, how crunchy these chips are!
Declension
[edit]Declension of कुरकुरा (ā-stem)
Further reading
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कुरकुरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 997
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुरकुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 206