खाड़ी

See also: खड़ा, खड़े, and खड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *खाड (khāḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Punjabi ਖਾੜੀ (khāṛī), Gujarati ખાડી (khāḍī), Bengali খাঁড়ি (khãṛi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰɑː.ɽiː/, [kʰäː.ɽiː]

Noun

खाड़ी • (khāṛī) f

bay, gulf

Declension

Declension of *खाड़ी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	खाड़ी khāṛī	खाड़ियाँ khāṛiyā̃
oblique	खाड़ी khāṛī	खाड़ियों khāṛiyõ
vocative	खाड़ी khāṛī	खाड़ियो khāṛiyo

Proper noun

खाड़ी • (khāṛī) f

the Persian Gulf
खाड़ी देश ― khāṛī deś ― Gulf nations

Declension

Declension of *खाड़ी* (sg-only fem ī-stem)
	singular
direct	खाड़ी khāṛī
oblique	खाड़ी khāṛī
vocative	खाड़ी khāṛī

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khāḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press