پنکھڑی
Urdu
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*paṃkkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Marathi पाकळी (pākḷī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /pəŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː/
Noun
پَنکُھڑِی • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Hindi spelling पंखुड़ी)
- petal (of a flower)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) | پَنکُھڑِِیاں (paṅkhuṛiyā̃) |
| oblique | پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) | پَنکُھڑِِیوں (paṅkhuṛiyō̃) |
| vocative | پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) | پَنکُھڑِِیو (paṅkhuṛiyō) |
Further reading
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پنکهڑی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- “پَن٘کُھڑی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press