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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀻 (tiḍḍī) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*triḍḍa). Cognate to Gujarati તીડ (tīḍ).
Pronunciation
Noun
टिड्डा • (ṭiḍḍā) m (feminine टिड्डी, Urdu spelling ٹڈا)
- cricket, grig
- grasshopper, locust
- Synonyms: टिड्डी (ṭiḍḍī), टीड़ी (ṭīṛī)
Declension
Declension of टिड्डा (masc ā-stem)
References
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “triḍḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press