नगाड़ा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra), with the widespread change in Indo-Aryan descendants qq > g suggesting an intermediary. Cognate with Punjabi ਨਗਾਰਾ (nagārā), ਨਗਾੜਾ (nagāṛā), Nepali नगरा (nagarā), Odia ନାଗରା (nagôra). Doublet of नक़्क़ारा (naqqārā).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/, [nɐ.ɡäː.ɽäː]

Noun

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नगाड़ा (nagāṛām (Urdu spelling نگاڑا)

  1. nagada, naqqara, naqareh, nagara, naker
    Synonym: नक़्क़ारा (naqqārā)

Declension

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References

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