हथिनी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हथनी (hathnī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦə.t̪ʰɪ.niː/, [ɦɐ.t̪ʰɪ.niː]
Noun
हथिनी • (hathinī) f (male equivalent हाथी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हथिनी hathinī |
हथिनियाँ hathiniyā̃ |
| oblique | हथिनी hathinī |
हथिनियों hathiniyõ |
| vocative | हथिनी hathinī |
हथिनियो hathiniyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हथिनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hastín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 812
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “हथिनी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 852
- Platts, John T. (1884), “हथनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.