जलकंटक

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Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जलकण्टक (jalakaṇṭaka). By surface analysis, जल (jal) +‎ कंटक (kaṇṭak).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəl.kəɳ.ʈək/, [d͡ʒɐl.kɐ̃ɳ.ʈɐk]

Noun

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जलकंटक (jalkaṇṭakm (rare, literary)

  1. singhara
    Synonym: (more common) सिंघाड़ा (siṅghāṛā)
  2. a crocodile
    Synonyms: मगर (magar), मकर (makar)

Declension

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Further reading

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