Cowry in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “cowry”
The meaning of “cowry” in Hindi is कौड़ी, pronounced kauDai — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of cowry
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
✍️ Cowry in a sentence
They tie [...] a string of cowry beads around their neck.
दो कौड़ी का
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.
Quick facts about “cowry”
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Word (English)
Cowry
Meaning in Hindi
कौड़ी
Pronunciation
kauDai
Part of speech
Noun
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (kavaḍḍiyā), from Sanskrit कपर्दिका (kapardikā), ultimately of Dravidian extraction.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Hindi meaning of "cowry" is कौड़ी (kauDai).
In Devanagari script it is written as कौड़ी.
It is pronounced "kauDai". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.