पंखुड़ी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पँखड़ी (pãkhṛī), पंखड़ी (paṅkhṛī), पँखुड़ी (pãkhuṛī)
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*paṃkkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman). Doublet of पपनी (papnī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Marathi पाकळी (pākḷī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː] (most common)
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəkʰ.ɽiː/, [pɐkʰ.ɽiː]
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.kʰɽiː/, [pɐ̃ŋ.kʰɽiː]
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə̃kʰ.ɽiː/, [pɐ̃kʰ.ɽiː]
Noun
पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)
- petal (of a flower)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियाँ paṅkhuṛiyā̃ |
| oblique | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियों paṅkhuṛiyõ |
| vocative | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियो paṅkhuṛiyo |
Proper noun
पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)
- a female given name, Pankhuri
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियाँ paṅkhuṛiyā̃ |
| oblique | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियों paṅkhuṛiyõ |
| vocative | पंखुड़ी paṅkhuṛī |
पंखुड़ियो paṅkhuṛiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पखड़ी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “paṁkhṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “पंखुड़ी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press