کری

See also: كري and كرى

Brahui

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *kār (“black”).

Adjective

کَرِی (karī)

  1. black

Persian

Etymology

From کر (kar, “deaf”) +‎ ـی (-i, “noun-forming suffix”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾíː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾíː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.ɾí]

Readings
Classical reading? karī
Dari reading? karī
Iranian reading? kari
Tajik reading? karī

Noun

کری • (kari)

  1. deafness

Synonyms
  • ناشنوایی (nâšenavâyi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from the nominative singular of Sanskrit करिन् (karin), from कर (kara) +‎ -इन् (-in). कर (kara) is from the root कृ (kṛ), while the suffix -इन् (-in) is from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. Related to کَر (kar, “hand, elephant's trunk”).

Pronunciation

Noun

کَرِی • (karī) m (Hindi spelling करी)

  1. an elephant
    Synonyms: فِیل (fīl), گَج (gaj), ہَاتِھی (hāthī)

References
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “کري”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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