Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (kakkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्कट (karkaṭa, crab), with the word structure and semantic domain suggested borrowing from a substrate language; compare Santali ᱠᱟᱴᱠᱚᱢ (kaṭkôm, crab).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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केकड़ा (kekṛām (Urdu spelling کیکڑا)

  1. crab

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karkaṭa1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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