देहली
Hindi
Alternative forms
- दिहली (dihlī), दहली (dahlī)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːɦ.liː/, [d̪eːʱ.liː]
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin. See दिल्ली (dillī) for further details.
Proper noun
देहली • (dehlī) f (Urdu spelling دہلی)
- Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
Usage notes
The more common term for Delhi in Hindi is दिल्ली (dillī).
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit देहली (dehalī, “threshold”)
Noun
देहली • (dehlī) f (Urdu spelling دہلی)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēhalī́”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | देहली dehlī |
| oblique | देहली dehlī |
| vocative | देहली dehlī |