करोड़

See also: करोड

Hindi

**Hindi numbers ^(edit)**
← 10,000	← 1,000,000 (10⁶)	१,००,००,००० 10,000,000 (10⁷)	100,000,000 (10⁸) →	1,000,000,000 (10⁹) →
Cardinal: करोड़ (karoṛ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi), from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi), borrowed from Munda. The initial k(a)r- is attested throughout New Indo-Aryan, and is considered a re-Sanskritisation by Turner.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɾoːɽ/

Numeral

करोड़ • (karoṛ) m (Urdu spelling کروڑ‎) (cardinal)

ten million

Declension

Declension of करोड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ karoṛ
oblique	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ों karoṛõ
vocative	करोड़ karoṛ	करोड़ो karoṛo

Derived terms

करोड़पति (karoṛpati)

Descendants

→ English: crore
- →? Dhivehi: ކްރޯރް‎ (k̊rōr)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kōṭi²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press