नगाड़ा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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 (nagôra). Doublet of नक़्क़ारा (naqqārā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
नगाड़ा • (nagāṛā) m (Urdu spelling نگاڑا)
Declension[edit]
Declension of नगाड़ा (masc ā-stem)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “naqqārā”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press