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Hindi
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra), with the widespread change in Indo-Aryan descendants qq > g suggesting an intermediary. Cognate with Punjabi ਨਗਾਰਾ (nagārā), ਨਗਾੜਾ (nagāṛā), Nepali नगरा (nagarā), Odia ନାଗରା (nāgarā). Doublet of नक़्क़ारा (naqqārā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/,
Noun
नगाड़ा • (nagāṛā) m (Urdu spelling نگاڑا)
- nagada, naqqara, naqareh, nagara, naker
- Synonym: नक़्क़ारा (naqqārā)
Declension
Declension of नगाड़ा (masc ā-stem)
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