पुतली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Hindi پتلی (ptly /⁠putlī⁠/) (c. 1625),[1] from Old Hindi पुतरी (putarī), from Apabhramsa पुत्तलिय (puttaliya), from Prakrit पुत्तलिआ (puttaliā), from पुत्त (putta) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).[2]. By surface analysis, पुतला (putlā) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pʊt̪.liː/
  • Hyphenation: पुत‧ली
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

पुतली • (putlīf (male equivalent पुतला, Urdu spelling پُتْلِی)[3]

  1. doll, puppet
    Synonym: गुड़िया (guṛiyā)

Declension

Declension of पुतली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct पुतली
putlī
पुतलियाँ
putliyā̃
oblique पुतली
putlī
पुतलियों
putliyõ
vocative पुतली
putlī
पुतलियो
putliyo

Derived terms

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