टिड्डी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖiː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖiː]
Noun
टिड्डी • (ṭiḍḍī) f (masculine टिड्डा, Urdu spelling ٹڈی)
- locust, grasshopper: Acrididae family insects
- Synonym: टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)
Declension
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “टिड्डी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “टिड्डी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “triḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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