फली

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pʰə.liː/, [pʰɐ.liː]

Etymology 1

From फल (phal, “fruit”) +‎ -ई (-ī, feminine suffix).

Noun

फली • (phalī) f

  1. bean, pod, legume
    ग्वार की फली ― gvār kī phalī ― cluster bean, guar bean
Declension
Declension of फली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct फली
phalī 		फलियाँ
phaliyā̃
oblique फली
phalī 		फलियों
phaliyõ
vocative फली
phalī 		फलियो
phaliyo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit फलिन् (phalin).

Adjective

फली • (phalī) (indeclinable)

  1. fruit-bearing; pertaining to fruit
  2. beneficial, helpful
    Synonyms: लाभदायक (lābhdāyak), फ़ायदेमंद (fāydemand)
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