हाथी

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin). Cognate with Marathi हत्ती (hattī).

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰiː/, [ɦäː.t̪ʰiː]

हाथी • (hāthī) m (female equivalent हथिनी, Urdu spelling ہاتھی)

1. elephant

   Synonyms: हस्ती (hastī), गज (gaj)

2. (chess) rook or castle

• → English: hathi (obsolete, rare)

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