पसली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit पर्शु (párśu, “rib”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəs.liː/, [pəs̪.l̪iː]

Noun

पसली • (paslī) f (Urdu spelling پسلی‎)

(anatomy) rib
पसली फड़कना ― paslī phaṛaknā ― to be excited (literally, “to shake one's ribs”)

पसलियाँ ढीली करना ― pasliyā̃ ḍhīlī karnā ― to beat, thrash (literally, “to loosen one's ribs”)

Declension

Declension of पसली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पसली paslī	पसलियाँ pasliyā̃
oblique	पसली paslī	पसलियों pasliyõ
vocative	पसली paslī	पसलियो pasliyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पसली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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