ठोड़ी
See also: ठंडा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (*ṭhoḍḍa), one of several variants of Sanskrit तुण्ड (tuṇḍa, “beak, trunk, snout”), certainly non-Indo-Aryan and probably from Munda. Compare ठुड्डी (ṭhuḍḍī), टोटी (ṭoṭī), टोंटी (ṭõṭī),
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰoː.ɽiː/
Noun
ठोड़ी • (ṭhoṛī) f (Urdu spelling ٹھوڑی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ठोड़ी ṭhoṛī |
ठोड़ियाँ ṭhoṛiyā̃ |
| oblique | ठोड़ी ṭhoṛī |
ठोड़ियों ṭhoṛiyõ |
| vocative | ठोड़ी ṭhoṛī |
ठोड़ियो ṭhoṛiyo |
Related terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tunda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ठोड़ी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press