Hindi

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀻𑀟 (kīḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit की॒ट (kīṭá).[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kiː.ɽɑː/, [kiː.ɽäː]
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    Noun

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    कीड़ा (kīṛām (Urdu spelling کیڑا)

    1. insect, bug
      Synonym: कीट (kīṭ)
      कीड़े-मकोड़ेkīṛe-makoṛeassorted bugs (reduplication of कीड़ा)

    Declension

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    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kīṭá1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    1. कीड़ा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN