रोकड़

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Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] from Sanskrit रोक (roka, buying with ready money). Compare Punjabi ਰੋਕੜ (rokaṛ) / روکَڑ (rokaṛ), Sindhi روڪَڙِ / रोकड़ि, Gujarati રોકડ (rokaḍ), Marathi रोकड (rokaḍ), Telugu రొక్కము (rokkamu), Kannada ರೊಕ್ಕ (rokka), Tamil ரொக்கம் (rokkam), Malayalam റൊക്കം (ṟokkaṁ).

Noun

रोकड़ (rokaṛf (Urdu spelling روکَڑ)

  1. ready money, hard cash
    Synonym: नक़द (naqad)
  2. gold, jewels, valuables, stock, etc. (as convertible into hard cash)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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