कौड़ी

हिन्दी

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कौड़ी

/kɔː.ɽiː/ Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.

noun kauṛī · کوڑی · कौड़ी · कौड़ियाँ · कौड़ियों

feminine, historical a cowry, shell used as a token in barter
feminine any small amount of money दो कौड़ी का

In English

shell hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates
seashell shell
cowrie Cypraea moneta

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MLA

"कौड़ी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

कौड़ी. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80

Chicago

"कौड़ी." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {कौड़ी},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}