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Hindi
Hindi numbers (edit)
← 10,000
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← 1,000,000 (106)
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१,००,००,००० 10,000,000 (107)
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100,000,000 (108) →
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1,000,000,000 (109) →
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Cardinal: करोड़ (karoṛ)
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi), from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi), borrowed from Munda. The initial k(a)r- is attested throughout New Indo-Aryan, and is considered a re-Sanskritisation by Turner.
Pronunciation
Numeral
करोड़ • (karoṛ) m (Urdu spelling کروڑ) (cardinal)
- ten million
Declension
Declension of करोड़ (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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करोड़ karoṛ
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करोड़ karoṛ
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oblique
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करोड़ karoṛ
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करोड़ों karoṛõ
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vocative
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करोड़ karoṛ
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करोड़ो karoṛo
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṭi2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press