पड़ोसी

Hindi

Etymology

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀅 (paḍivesia), from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य (prativeśya).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ɽoː.siː/, [pɐ.ɽoː.siː]

    Noun

    पड़ोसी • (paṛosīm (feminine पड़ोसिन, Urdu spelling پڑوسی)

    1. neighbour, neighbor (a person living on adjacent or nearby land)
      Synonym: प्रतिवेशी (prativeśī)
      राजू साहब हमारे पड़ोसी नहीं है, वे किसी दुसरे गली में रहते हैं।
      rājū sāhab hamāre paṛosī nahī̃ hai, ve kisī dusre galī mẽ rahte ha͠i.
      Mr Raju is not our neighbour, he lives on a different street.

    Declension

    Declension of पड़ोसी (masc ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct पड़ोसी
    paṛosī
    पड़ोसी
    paṛosī
    oblique पड़ोसी
    paṛosī
    पड़ोसियों
    paṛosiyõ
    vocative पड़ोसी
    paṛosī
    पड़ोसियो
    paṛosiyo

    References

    • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पड़ोसी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
    • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[1]
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prativēśya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press