खाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀸𑀟 (*khāḍa). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਾੜੀ (khāṛī), Gujarati ખાડી (khāḍī), Bengali খাঁড়ি (khãṛi).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʰɑː.ɽiː/, [kʰäː.ɽiː]

Noun

खाड़ी • (khāṛī) f

  1. bay, gulf

Declension
Declension of खाड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct खाड़ी
khāṛī		 खाड़ियाँ
khāṛiyā̃
oblique खाड़ी
khāṛī		 खाड़ियों
khāṛiyõ
vocative खाड़ी
khāṛī		 खाड़ियो
khāṛiyo

Proper noun

खाड़ी • (khāṛī) f

  1. the Persian Gulf
    खाड़ी देश ― khāṛī deś ― Gulf nations

Declension
Declension of खाड़ी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct खाड़ी
khāṛī
oblique खाड़ी
khāṛī
vocative खाड़ी
khāṛī

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khāḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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