کیکْڑا
kekṛāmasculine
The English word "crab" is کیکْڑا (kekṛā) in Urdu. Wiktionary also lists گیگْڑا (gegṛā).
Meaning: crustacean (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| کیکْڑا | kekṛā | masculine |
| گیگْڑا | gegṛā | masculine |
The term refers to the crustacean known as a crab.
How do you pronounce it?
kekṛā
Did you know?
- The letter ڑ in کیکْڑا is a retroflex flap, a sound produced by flipping the tongue back and then forward, which does not exist in English.
- The Urdu word for 'crab' is closely related to Sanskrit words for crustaceans, showing the ancient linguistic layer shared across Northern India and Pakistan.
- The word کیکْڑا belongs to a class of nouns in Urdu that are grammatically masculine, affecting how adjectives describing the crab are phrased.
Example sentences for Urdu are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Hamza and Fatima are walking on the beach.
- حمزہ Hamzaفاطمہ، دیکھو وہاں ایک کیکْڑا ہے!Fatima, dekho wahan ek kekra hai!Fatima, look, there is a crab there!
- فاطمہ Fatimaہاں، یہ کتنا چھوٹا ہے!Haan, yeh kitna chhota hai!Yes, it is so small!
- حمزہ Hamzaکیا ہم اسے چھو سکتے ہیں؟Kya hum isay choo saktay hain?Can we touch it?
- فاطمہ Fatimaنہیں، وہ کاٹ سکتا ہے۔Nahi, woh kaat sakta hai.No, it might bite.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crab” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
