देहाती
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian دهاتی (dihātī). Synchronically analyzable as देहात (dehāt) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪eː.ɦɑː.t̪iː/, [d̪eː.ɦäː.t̪iː]
Adjective
देहाती • (dehātī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دیہاتی)
- rural
- यह देहाती रास्ता है, तो गड्ढे होना कोई बड़ी बात नहीं।
- yah dehātī rāstā hai, to gaḍḍhe honā koī baṛī bāt nahī̃.
- This is a rural road, so it's not a big deal to have potholes.
- (derogatory) unsophisticated, mannerless
- Synonym: गँवार (gãvār)
- अंग्रेज़ी क्यों बोल रहे हो? यह देहाती औरत है, समझेगी कैसे?।
- aṅgrezī kyõ bol rahe ho? yah dehātī aurat hai, samjhegī kaise?.
- Why are you speaking in English? This is a rural woman, how will she understand?
Noun
देहाती • (dehātī) m (Urdu spelling دیہاتی)
- a person of rural origin or background; villager
- (derogatory) an unsophisticated person; a mannerless person; yokel
- Synonyms: गँवार (gãvār), गाँववाला (gā̃vvālā)
Declension
Declension of देहाती (masc ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | देहाती dehātī |
देहाती dehātī |
| oblique | देहाती dehātī |
देहातियों dehātiyõ |
| vocative | देहाती dehātī |
देहातियो dehātiyo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “देहाती”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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