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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*khoppa, “coconut shell”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). There are a whole set of wildly varying yet similar forms of this word attested through New Indo-Aryan, pointing to a substrate borrowing: Sanskrit खर्पर (kharpara) (whence Hindi खप्पर (khappar), खप्पड़ (khappaṛ)), Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀭 (*koppara), and perhaps Sanskrit कपाल (kapā́la).
Cognate with Punjabi ਖੋਪੜ (khopaṛ), Gujarati ખોપરી (khoprī), Nepali खोपडी (khopaḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰoːp.ɽiː/
Noun
खोपड़ी • (khopṛī) f (Urdu spelling کھوپڑی)
- (anatomy) head; skull
- Synonyms: सिर (sir), सर (sar), मूर्धा (mūrdhā), कपाल (kapāl)
मैंने ग़लती से गिलास को उसके खोपड़ी पे गिराया।- ma͠ine ġaltī se gilās ko uske khopṛī pe girāyā.
- I accidentally dropped a glass on his skull.
Declension
Declension of खोपड़ी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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खोपड़ी
khopṛī
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खोपड़ियाँ
khopṛiyā̃
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| oblique
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खोपड़ी
khopṛī
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खोपड़ियों
khopṛiyõ
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| vocative
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खोपड़ी
khopṛī
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खोपड़ियो
khopṛiyo
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