मेंढक

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Sanskrit म॒ण्डूक॑ (maṇḍū́ka)
Prakrit मंडुक्क (maṃḍukka)
Hindi मेंढक

    Inherited from Prakrit मंडुक्क (maṃḍukka), from Sanskrit म॒ण्डूक॑ (maṇḍū́ka).[1] Turner attributes the variety of New Indo-Aryan forms to taboo formations.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    मेंढक • (meṇḍhak) m (Urdu spelling مینڈک)

    1. frog
      Synonym: टर्रू (ṭarrū)

    Declension

    Declension of मेंढक (masc cons-stem)
    singular plural
    direct मेंढक
    meṇḍhak     		मेंढक
    meṇḍhak
    oblique मेंढक
    meṇḍhak     		मेंढकों
    meṇḍhakõ
    vocative मेंढक
    meṇḍhak     		मेंढको
    meṇḍhako

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “maṇḍūˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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