हेकड़
Hindi
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Punjabi ਹੇਕੜ (hekaṛ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦeː.kəɽ/, [ɦeː.kɐɽ]
Adjective
हेकड़ • (hekaṛ) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ہیکڑ)
- arrogant, conceited
- well-built, strong
- Synonym: हट्टा-कट्टा (haṭṭā-kaṭṭā)
Derived terms
- हेकड़ी (hekṛī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “hekaṛ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press