अवधि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अवधि (avadhi, “attention, term, limit”), from the root धा (dhā). Related to अवधान (avadhān, “attention”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /əʋ.d̪ʱiː/, [ɐʋ.d̪ʱiː]
Noun
अवधि • (avdhi) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | अवधि avdhi |
अवधियाँ avdhiyā̃ |
| oblique | अवधि avdhi |
अवधियों avdhiyõ |
| vocative | अवधि avdhi |
अवधियो avdhiyo |
Derived terms
- आवधिक (āvadhik, “periodic”)
- अनवधि (anavadhi, “termless, boundless”)
- अनावधिक (anāvadhik, “aperiodic”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अवधि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press