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Brahui
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Dravidian *kār (“black”).
Adjective
کَرِی (karī)
- black
Persian
Etymology
From کر (kar, “deaf”) + ـی (-i, “noun-forming suffix”).
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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karī
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Dari reading?
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karī
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Iranian reading?
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kari
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Tajik reading?
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kari
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Noun
کری • (kari)
- deafness
- Synonym: ناشنوایی (nâšenavâyi)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from the nominative singular of Sanskrit करिन् (karin), from कर (kara) + -इन् (-in). कर (kara) is from the root कृ (kṛ), while the suffix -इन् (-in) is from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Related to کَر (kar, “hand, elephant's trunk”).
Pronunciation
Noun
کَرِی • (karī) m (Hindi spelling करी)
- an elephant
- Synonyms: فِیل (fīl), گَج (gaj), ہَاتِھی (hāthī)
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “کري”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.