ललकार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓 (lallakka), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Cognate to Punjabi ਲਲਕਾਰ (lalkār), Gujarati લલકાર (lalkār), Marathi ललकारी (lalkārī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ləl.kɑːɾ/, [lɐl.käːɾ]

Noun

ललकार • (lalkār) f (Urdu spelling للکار)

1. call, urging
2. challenge

   Synonym: चुनौती (cunautī)

Declension

Declension of ललकार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ललकार lalkār	ललकारें lalkārẽ
oblique	ललकार lalkār	ललकारों lalkārõ
vocative	ललकार lalkār	ललकारो lalkāro

Derived terms

• ललकारना (lalkārnā)

References

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