मकड़ा
See also: माकड and मकड़ी
Hindi
मकड़ा
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (makkaḍa), from Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa, “spider”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mək.ɽɑː/, [mək.ɽäː]
Noun
मकड़ा • (makṛā) m (feminine मकड़ी, Urdu spelling مکڑا)
- spider
- ख़तरनाक मकड़ा ― xatarnāk makṛā ― a dangerous spider
Declension
Declension of मकड़ा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मकड़ा makṛā | मकड़े makṛe |
| oblique | मकड़े makṛe | मकड़ों makṛõ |
| vocative | मकड़े makṛe | मकड़ो makṛo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “markaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Norihiko Učida (1971), “Geminierte Konsonanten im Hochhindi”, in Indo-Iranian Journal, volume 13, issue 4, pages 255-273