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Where does “कौड़ी” come from?

कौड़ी (Hindi) comes from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कपर्दिका.

कौड़ी (Hindi): a cowry, shell used as a token in barter; any...

Definitions

  1. a cowry, shell used as a token in barter; any...

Ancestry of “कौड़ी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸—
2Sanskritकपर्दिका—

Words derived from “कौड़ी”

  • cowrie
  • cowry
  • cauri
  • kauri
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