ललकार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓 (lallakka), from Ashokan Prakrit [Term?]. Cognate to Punjabi ਲਲਕਾਰ (lalkār), Gujarati લલકાર (lalkār), Marathi ललकारी (lalkārī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ləl.kɑːɾ/, [lɐl.käːɾ]

Noun

ललकार • (lalkār) f (Urdu spelling للکار‎)

  1. call, urging
  2. challenge
    Synonym: चुनौती (cunautī)

Declension
Declension of ललकार (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ललकार
lalkār		 ललकारें
lalkārẽ
oblique ललकार
lalkār		 ललकारों
lalkārõ
vocative ललकार
lalkār		 ललकारो
lalkāro

Derived terms

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lallakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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