प्रतीक्षालय
Hindi
Etymology
From प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā, “waiting”) + आलय (ālay, “house, abode”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.t̪iːk.ʂɑː.ləj/, [pɾɐ.t̪iːk.ʃäː.lɐj]
Noun
प्रतीक्षालय • (pratīkṣālay) m
- waiting room, lounge
- Synonym: प्रतीक्षागृह (pratīkṣāgŕh)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रतीक्षालय pratīkṣālay |
प्रतीक्षालय pratīkṣālay |
| oblique | प्रतीक्षालय pratīkṣālay |
प्रतीक्षालयों pratīkṣālayõ |
| vocative | प्रतीक्षालय pratīkṣālay |
प्रतीक्षालयो pratīkṣālayo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्रतीक्षालय”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 456
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्रतीक्षालय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 409.