नूनी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nuː.niː/, [n̪uː.n̪iː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit न्यून (nyū̀na, “vulva”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Marathi नुन्नी (nunnī), Oriya ନୁନି (nuni), and Bengali নুনি (nuni).
Noun
नूनी • (nūnī) f (Urdu spelling نُونی)
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियाँ nūniyā̃ |
| oblique | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियों nūniyõ |
| vocative | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियो nūniyo |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀽𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*nūnikā), from *𑀦𑀽𑀦 (*nūna), from an earlier *𑀦𑀽𑀤 (*nūda), from Sanskrit नूद (nūda, “a kind of mulberry”, a variant of तूद (tūda)).
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियाँ nūniyā̃ |
| oblique | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियों nūniyõ |
| vocative | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियो nūniyo |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियाँ nūniyā̃ |
| oblique | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियों nūniyõ |
| vocative | नूनी nūnī |
नूनियो nūniyo |
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884), “नूनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1161
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नूनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2695
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नूनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 579
- “नूनी”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nūnī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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