कंकड़ kaṅkaṛ

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Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

Gravel, pebble, small piece of stone.

Usual translation

  1. stone

Origin of the definition

कंकड़ kaṅkaṛa kāṅkaṛ (nm) a gravel, pebble; small piece of stone; -पत्थर lit. pebble and stone —i.e. trash, rubbish; कंकड़ी a small piece of gravel.

H کنکر कंकर kaṅkar [Prk. कक्करं; S. कर्करं], s.m. A nodule of limestone, limestone (of a coarse kind found in many parts of India, and used in making lime, roads, &c.); stone, gravel, pebble: — kaṅkar-patthar, s.m. Pebbles and stones; (met.) rubbish, trash: — kaṅkar-kā, adj. (f. -ī), Made of limestone; metalled (as a road): — kaṅkar-kā jhajjar, A gugglet made of kaṅkar (in which water keeps cool): — saṛak-pe kaṅkar bićhānā, To lay down kaṅkar on a road, to metal a road.

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Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

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Created
Sunday 13 February 2022
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Monday 18 December 2023