"कौड़ी" meaning in Hindi

See कौड़ी in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔː.ɽiː/ [Delhi]
Etymology: Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|hi|pra|𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), {{inh+|hi|pra|𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸}} Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), {{inh|hi|sa|कपर्दिका}} Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), {{der|hi|dra}} Dravidian Head templates: {{hi-noun|g=f|ur=کوڑی}} कौड़ी • (kauṛī) f (Urdu spelling کوڑی) Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<F>}} Forms: kauṛī [romanization], کوڑی [Urdu], no-table-tags [table-tags], कौड़ी [direct, singular], कौड़ियाँ [direct, plural], कौड़ी [oblique, singular], कौड़ियों [oblique, plural], कौड़ी [singular, vocative], कौड़ियो [plural, vocative], कौडी [alternative]
  1. (historical) a cowry, shell used as a token in barter Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-कौड़ी-hi-noun-ruBoxT19 Categories (other): Hindi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Coins, Currencies, Currency Disambiguation of Hindi entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Coins: 71 29 Disambiguation of Currencies: 79 21 Disambiguation of Currency: 73 27
  2. any small amount of money
    Sense id: en-कौड़ी-hi-noun-AVqhwUgf Categories (other): Money Disambiguation of Money: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: निकौड़िया (nikauṛiyā)
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        }
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      "text": "→ English: cowrie, cowry, kauri"
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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          "_dis": "71 29",
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      ],
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          "cowry"
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          "shell"
        ],
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          "token",
          "token"
        ],
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          "barter",
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        "(historical) a cowry, shell used as a token in barter"
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          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              8
            ]
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          "literal_meaning": "worth two cowries",
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          "text": "दो कौड़ी का",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "ipa": "/kɔː.ɽiː/",
      "tags": [
        "Delhi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कौड़ी"
}
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    "Hindi feminine ī-stem nouns",
    "Hindi lemmas",
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    "Hindi terms inherited from Sanskrit",
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      "form": "کوڑی",
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      "ipa": "/kɔː.ɽiː/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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