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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.
Pronunciation
Noun
कौड़ी • (kauṛī) f (Urdu spelling کوڑی)
- (historical) a cowry, shell used as a token in barter
- any small amount of money
- दो कौड़ी का ― do kauṛī kā ― poor; worthless (literally, “worth two cowries”)
Declension
Declension of कौड़ी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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कौड़ी
kauṛī
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कौड़ियाँ
kauṛiyā̃
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| oblique
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कौड़ी
kauṛī
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कौड़ियों
kauṛiyõ
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| vocative
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कौड़ी
kauṛī
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कौड़ियो
kauṛiyo
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