साक्षी
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/, [säːk.ʃiː]
Noun
साक्षी • (sākṣī) m or f by sense
- witness, eyewitness
- Synonyms: प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī), गवाह (gavāh)
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षी sākṣī |
| oblique | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षियों sākṣiyõ |
| vocative | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षियो sākṣiyo |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षियाँ sākṣiyā̃ |
| oblique | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षियों sākṣiyõ |
| vocative | साक्षी sākṣī |
साक्षियो sākṣiyo |
Proper noun
साक्षी • (sākṣī) f
- a female given name, Sakshi, from Sanskrit
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “साक्षी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5052
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “साक्षी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 798
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “साक्षी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1002
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “साक्षी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 649.
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɑːk.ʂiː/
Noun
साक्षी • (sākṣī)
- masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin)