गीदड़

गीदड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (*gidda, “jackal”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). Cognate with Punjabi ਗਿੱਦੜ (giddaṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡiː.d̪əɽ/

Noun

गीदड़ • (gīdaṛ) m (Urdu spelling گیدڑ‎)

1. jackal

   Synonyms: सियार (siyār), शृगाल (śŕgāl)

2. (figurative) coward, scaredy-cat

   Synonym: डरपोक (ḍarpok)

Declension

Declension of गीदड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ gīdaṛ
oblique	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ों gīdaṛõ
vocative	गीदड़ gīdaṛ	गीदड़ो gīdaṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गीदड़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*gidda¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press