रोकड़
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See also: रोकड़ा
Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- रोकड़ा (rokṛā)
Etymology[edit]
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)[1], from Sanskrit रोक (roka, “buying with ready money”). Compare Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rōkaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ), Telugu రొక్కము (rokkamu), Kannada ರೊಕ್ಕ (rokka), Tamil ரொக்கம் (rokkam).
Noun[edit]
रोकड़ • (rokaṛ) f (Urdu spelling روكڑ)
- ready money, hard cash
- Synonym: नक़द (naqad)
- gold, jewels, valuables, stock, etc. (as convertible into hard cash)
Declension[edit]
Declension of रोकड़ (fem cons-stem)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*rōkka(10828)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.
Further reading[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “rokaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press.