कुटकी
Hindi
Etymology
Perhaps from Sanskrit कुटक (kuṭaka, “kind of tree”), कुटका (kuṭkā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Punjabi ਕੁਟਕੀ (kuṭkī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʊʈ.kiː/, [kʊʈ̚.kiː]
Noun
कुटकी • (kuṭkī) f
- little millet, Panicum sumatrense
- Panicum antidotale
Declension
Declension of कुटकी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुटकी kuṭkī | कुटकियाँ kuṭkiyā̃ |
| oblique | कुटकी kuṭkī | कुटकियों kuṭkiyõ |
| vocative | कुटकी kuṭkī | कुटकियो kuṭkiyo |
References
- Colin P. Masica (1979) , “Aryan and non-Aryan elements in North Indian agriculture”, in M. Deshpande and P. E. Hook, editors, Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Ann Arbor: Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of Michigan, pages 55–151
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “कुटकी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.