नानी
Hindi
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नानी
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Etymology
Feminine of नाना (nānā).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /nɑː.niː/, [näː.niː]
Noun
नानी • (nānī) f (male equivalent नाना, Urdu spelling نانی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नानी nānī |
नानियाँ nāniyā̃ |
| oblique | नानी nānī |
नानियों nāniyõ |
| vocative | नानी nānī |
नानियो nāniyo |
Related terms
- दादी (dādī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2582
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “नानी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 361
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 553
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “नानी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 343.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [näni]
- Phonetic Devanagari: नानि
Noun
नानी • (nānī)
- girl; a term of address for a young woman.