कौड़ी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कौडी (kauḍī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɔː.ɽiː/
Noun
कौड़ी • (kauṛī) f (Urdu spelling کوڑی)
- (historical) a cowry, shell used as a token in barter
- any small amount of money
- दो कौड़ी का ― do kauṛī kā ― poor; worthless (literally, “worth two cowries”)
Declension
Declension of कौड़ी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कौड़ी kauṛī | कौड़ियाँ kauṛiyā̃ |
| oblique | कौड़ी kauṛī | कौड़ियों kauṛiyõ |
| vocative | कौड़ी kauṛī | कौड़ियो kauṛiyo |
Related terms
- निकौड़िया (nikauṛiyā)
Descendants
- → English: cowrie, cowry, kauri
- → French: cauri
- → Swahili: kauri
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “kauṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 218