कली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑀺𑀕 (kaliga), from Sanskrit कलिका (kalikā). Cognate with Gujarati કળી (kaḷī), Marathi कळी (kaḷī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.liː/, [kɐ.liː]
Noun
कली • (kalī) f (Urdu spelling کلی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कली kalī |
कलियाँ kaliyā̃ |
| oblique | कली kalī |
कलियों kaliyõ |
| vocative | कली kalī |
कलियो kaliyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kali”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press