किचड़ा, कीचड़ kichṛā, kīchaṛ

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919	On this site
c	ch
ś	śh
ṣ	ṣh
r̥	r̥i

A few reading pointers:

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. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Dirt, mud, slime, sewage, sludge.
Mattery discharge which collects in the corner of the eye.

Usual translation

rubbish

Origin of the definition

कचरा kacarā kachra: (nm) refuse, rubbish; sweepings; debris; breezing.

कीचड़ kīcaṛa ki:chaṛ (nm) mud, slime, sewage, sludge; mattery discharge which collects in the corner of the eye.

H کيچڙ कीचड़ kīćaṛ = H کيچ कीच kīć (i.q. ćīk, and ćīkar, qq.v.), s.f. Dirt, mud, mire, puddle, slime; mattery discharge which collects in the corner of the eye (cf. ćīkaṛ).

H کچڙا किचड़ा kićṛā (see kīćar), s.m. The gummy substance that oozes from the eyes.