ڏسڻي

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀡 (dassaṇa), from Sanskrit दर्शन (dárśana).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɗəsɪɳiː/

Noun

ڏَسِڻِي • (ḍ̠asiṇī) f (Devanagari ॾसिणी, Khudawadi 𑋉𑋝𑋡𑋌𑋢)[2][3]

  1. seeing, appearance, pointing out
  2. short for ڏَسِڻِي آڱُرِ (“forefinger”) (first finger next to the thumb)

Derived terms

References

More information
  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dárśana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 355: “S. ḍ̠asiṇī f. 'pointing out, forefinger'”
  2. ^ Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڏِسَڻُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 262
  3. ^ Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “ڏَسِڻِي”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 969
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