पसली
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit पर्शु (párśu, “rib”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəs.liː/, [pɐs.liː]
Noun
पसली • (paslī) f (Urdu spelling پسلی)
- (anatomy) rib
- पसली फड़कना ― paslī phaṛaknā ― to be excited (literally, “to shake one's ribs”)
- पसलियाँ ढीली करना ― pasliyā̃ ḍhīlī karnā ― to beat, thrash (literally, “to loosen one's ribs”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पसली paslī |
पसलियाँ pasliyā̃ |
| oblique | पसली paslī |
पसलियों pasliyõ |
| vocative | पसली paslī |
पसलियो pasliyo |
Synonyms
synonym of हड्डी (haḍḍī)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पसली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha