गिद्ध
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra). Cognate with Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ), Nepali गिद्ध (giddha), Doublet of गृध्र (gŕdhra).
Pronunciation
Noun
गिद्ध • (giddh) m (Urdu spelling گِدّھ)
Declension
Declension of गिद्ध (masc cons-stem)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गिद्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gŕ̊dhra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “गिद्ध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- “گِدْھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (giddha), from Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛdhra). Cognate with Gujarati ગીધ (gīdh), ગીધડું (gīdhḍũ), Marathi गिधाड (gidhāḍ), Hindi गिद्ध (giddh).
Pronunciation
Noun
गिद्ध • (giddha) m
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Adjective
गिद्ध
- Devanagari script form of giddha
Prakrit
Noun
गिद्ध (giddha) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (“vulture”)
Adjective
गिद्ध (giddha)
- Devanagari script form of 𑀕𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (“greedy”)