चमगादड़

Hindi

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit चर्मचटक (carmacaṭaka). Compare Punjabi ਚਮਗਿੱਦੜ (chamgidṛ), Gujarati ચામાચીડિયું (cāmācīḍiyũ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəm.ɡɑː.d̪əɽ/

Noun

चमगादड़ • (camgādaṛ) m (Urdu spelling چمگادڑ‎)

bat (winged mammal)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चमगादड़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “carmacaṭaka (4700)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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