କୁକୁଡ଼ା

Odia

କୁକୁଡ଼ା (kukuṛa, “rooster”)

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟 (kukkuḍa), from Sanskrit कुक्कुट (kukkuṭá), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Assamese কুকুৰা (kukura), Bengali কুঁকড়া (kũkoṛa), Hindi कुकड़ा (kukṛā) and Nepali कुखुरा (kukhurā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kukuɽa/

Noun

କୁକୁଡ଼ା (kukuṛa)

1. rooster, cock, an adult male of the species Gallus gallus

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kukkuṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press