सँकड़ा

Hindi

Alternative forms

सँकरा (sãkrā), सकरा (sakrā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀓𑀟 (saṃkaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit संकट (saṃkaṭa). Cognate with Gujarati સાંકડું (sā̃kḍũ). Doublet of संकट (saṅkaṭ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə̃k.ɽɑː/, [sɐ̃k.ɽäː]

Adjective

सँकड़ा • (sãkṛā) (Urdu spelling سنکڑا)

narrow (as of an alleyway)
Synonym: तंग (taṅg)
tight (as of a garment)

Declension

Declension of *सँकड़ा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	सँकड़ा sãkṛā	सँकड़े sãkṛe	सँकड़ी sãkṛī	सँकड़ी sãkṛī
oblique	सँकड़े sãkṛe	सँकड़े sãkṛe	सँकड़ी sãkṛī	सँकड़ी sãkṛī
vocative	सँकड़े sãkṛe	सँकड़े sãkṛe	सँकड़ी sãkṛī	सँकड़ी sãkṛī

Derived terms

सँकड़ाना (sãkṛānā, “to narrow, constrict”)
सँकड़ाई (sãkṛāī, “narrowness”)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सँकड़ा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press