गिद्ध
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit गिद्ध (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra). Compare Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ). Doublet of गृध्र (gŕdhra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɪd̪d̪ʱ/
Noun
गिद्ध • (giddh) m (Urdu spelling گِدّھ)
- vulture
Declension
Declension of गिद्ध (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गिद्ध giddh | गिद्ध giddh |
| oblique | गिद्ध giddh | गिद्धों giddhõ |
| vocative | गिद्ध giddh | गिद्धो giddho |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गिद्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gŕ̊dhra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गिद्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “گِدْھ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- giddha (Latin script)
- 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
- গিদ্ধ (Bengali script)
- ගිද්ධ (Sinhalese script)
- ဂိဒ္ဓ or ၷိၻ္ꩪ or ၷိၻ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
- คิทฺธ or คิทธะ (Thai script)
- ᨣᩥᨴ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄິທ຺ຘ or ຄິທຘະ (Lao script)
- គិទ្ធ (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄨𑄘𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)
Adjective
गिद्ध
- Devanagari script form of giddha
Prakrit
Noun
गिद्ध (giddha) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (“vulture”)
Adjective
गिद्ध (giddha)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (“greedy”)