पंखुड़ी

Hindi

Alternative forms

पँखड़ी (pãkhṛī), पंखड़ी (paṅkhṛī), पँखुड़ी (pãkhuṛī)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*paṃkkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pakṣman). Doublet of पपनी (papnī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Marathi पाकळी (pākḷī).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː] (most common)
(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəkʰ.ɽiː/, [pɐkʰ.ɽiː]
(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəŋ.kʰɽiː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.kʰɽiː]
(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə̃kʰ.ɽiː/, [pɐ̃kʰ.ɽiː]

Noun

पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)

petal (of a flower)

Declension

Declension of *पंखुड़ी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī	पंखुड़ियाँ paṅkhuṛiyā̃
oblique	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī	पंखुड़ियों paṅkhuṛiyõ
vocative	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī	पंखुड़ियो paṅkhuṛiyo

Proper noun

पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)

a female given name, Pankhuri

Declension

Declension of *पंखुड़ी* (sg-only fem ī-stem)
	singular
direct	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī
oblique	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī
vocative	पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī

Further reading

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “पखड़ी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “paṁkhṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
“पंखुड़ी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press