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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Hindi ग्यारह (gyāraha), a metathesis of इगारह (igāraha), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀕𑀸𑀭𑀲 (egārasa), from Sanskrit एकादश (ékādaśa). Cognate with Konkani इक्रा (ikrā), Marathi अकरा (akrā), Punjabi ਗਿਆਰਾਂ (giārā̃), Gujarati અગિયાર (agiyār), and Bengali এগারো (egarō).
Pronunciation
Numeral
ग्यारह • (gyārah) (Urdu spelling گیارہ) (cardinal)
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References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ग्यारह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ग्यारह”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “ग्यारह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ग्यारह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press