पूंजी

Hindi

Alternative forms

पूँजी (pūñjī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀚 (puṃja), from Sanskrit पुञ्ज (puñja, “quantity, heap”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /puːn.d͡ʒiː/, [pũːn.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

पूंजी • (pūñjī) f (Urdu spelling پونجی)

capital, assets, wealth
Synonym: मूलधन (mūldhan)
principal

Declension

Declension of *पूंजी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियाँ pūñjiyā̃
oblique	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियों pūñjiyõ
vocative	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियो pūñjiyo

Derived terms

पूंजीदार (pūñjīdār)
पूंजीपति (pūñjīpti)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पूँजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press