कुरकुरा
Hindi
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, imitating the sound of chewing something crunchy. Compare Classical Sanskrit कुरति (kurati, “to utter a sound”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊɾ.kʊ.ɾɑː/, [kʊɾ.kʊ.ɾäː]
Adjective
कुरकुरा • (kurkurā) (Urdu spelling کُرکُرا)
- crunchy, crispy
- वाह, यह चिप्स कितने कुरकुरे हैं!
- vāh, yah cips kitne kurkure ha͠i!
- Wow, how crunchy these chips are!
Declension
Declension of कुरकुरा (ā-stem)
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | कुरकुरा kurkurā | कुरकुरे kurkure | कुरकुरी kurkurī | कुरकुरी kurkurī |
| oblique | कुरकुरे kurkure | कुरकुरे kurkure | कुरकुरी kurkurī | कुरकुरी kurkurī |
| vocative | कुरकुरे kurkure | कुरकुरे kurkure | कुरकुरी kurkurī | कुरकुरी kurkurī |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) , “कुरकुरा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 997.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “कुरकुरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 206.