टिड्डी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit तिड्डी (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification, of uncertain and perhaps Munda origin. Cognate with Punjabi ਟਿੱਡੀ (ṭiḍḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈɪɖ.ɖiː/, [ʈɪɖ̚.ɖiː]
Noun
टिड्डी • (ṭiḍḍī) f (male equivalent टिड्डा, Urdu spelling ٹڈی)
- locust, grasshopper: Acrididae family insects
- Synonym: टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī |
टिड्डियाँ ṭiḍḍiyā̃ |
| oblique | टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī |
टिड्डियों ṭiḍḍiyõ |
| vocative | टिड्डी ṭiḍḍī |
टिड्डियो ṭiḍḍiyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “टिड्डी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “टिड्डी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “triḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press