रोकड़
See also: रोकड़ा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- रोकड़ा (rokṛā)
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-)[1], from Sanskrit रोक (roka, “buying with ready money”). Compare Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rokaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ), Telugu రొక్కము (rokkamu), Kannada ರೊಕ್ಕ (rokka), Tamil ரொக்கம் (rokkam).
Noun
रोकड़ • (rokaṛ) f (Urdu spelling روکَڑ)
- ready money, hard cash
- Synonym: नक़द (naqad)
- gold, jewels, valuables, stock, etc. (as convertible into hard cash)
Declension
Declension of रोकड़ (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रोकड़ rokaṛ | रोकड़ें rokaṛẽ |
| oblique | रोकड़ rokaṛ | रोकड़ों rokaṛõ |
| vocative | रोकड़ rokaṛ | रोकड़ो rokaṛo |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “rokaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press