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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀟 (kappaḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कर्पट (karpaṭa, “garment, rag”). Cognate with Marathi कपडा (kapḍā), कापड (kāpaḍ).
Pronunciation
Noun
کَپْڑَا • (kapṛā) m (Hindi spelling कपड़ा)
- cloth
- garment
- clothing
Declension
References
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کپڑا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karpaṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press