चमगादड़

Hindi

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit चर्मचटक (carmacaṭaka). Compare Punjabi ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ (camgiddaṛ), Gujarati ચામાચીડિયું (cāmācīḍiyũ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəm.ɡɑː.d̪əɽ/, [t͡ʃɐ̃m.ɡäː.d̪ɐɽ]

Noun

चमगादड़ • (camgādaṛ) m (Urdu spelling چمگادڑ)

1. bat (winged mammal)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चमगादड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “carmacaṭaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press