भिंडी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- भिण्डी (bhiṇḍī)
Etymology
From Sanskrit भिण्डा (bhiṇḍā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), without cluster simplification. Cognate with Punjabi ਭਿੰਡੀ (bhiṇḍī), Gujarati ભીંડો (bhī̃ḍo), and Marathi भेंडी (bheṇḍī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɪɳ.ɖiː/, [bʱɪ̃ɳ.ɖiː]
Noun
भिंडी • (bhiṇḍī) f (Urdu spelling بھنڈی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | भिंडी bhiṇḍī |
भिंडियाँ bhiṇḍiyā̃ |
| oblique | भिंडी bhiṇḍī |
भिंडियों bhiṇḍiyõ |
| vocative | भिंडी bhiṇḍī |
भिंडियो bhiṇḍiyo |
Descendants
- → Pashto: بېنډۍ
- → English: bhindi
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भिंडी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “भिण्डी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “भिंडी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भिंडी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “भिंडी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House