कीकर
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (*kikkara). Cognate with Punjabi ਕਿੱਕਰ (kikkar). Related to Sanskrit किङ्किराल (kiṅkirāla).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kiː.kəɾ/
Noun
कीकर • (kīkar) m (Urdu spelling کِیکَر)
- the babul tree, Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica
- Synonyms: बबूल (babūl), दृढ़बीज (dŕṛhbīj), वर्वूर (varvūr), पंक्तिबीज (paṅktibīj)
Declension
Declension of कीकर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कीकर kīkar | कीकर kīkar |
| oblique | कीकर kīkar | कीकरों kīkarõ |
| vocative | कीकर kīkar | कीकरो kīkaro |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kikkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 160
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कीकर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 199
- “कीकर”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कीकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 958