मोदी

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /moː.d̪iː/

Noun

मोदी • (modī) m

grocer; grain and flour merchant
Synonym: परचूनी (parcūnī)

Declension

Declension of *मोदी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदी modī
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Derived terms

मोदीख़ाना (modīxānā)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মুদি (mudi)

Proper noun

मोदी • (modī) m or f by sense

a surname, Modi, traditionally held by grocer Baniyas.

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *मोदी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदी modī
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Declension of *मोदी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदियाँ modiyā̃
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Descendants

→ Chinese: 莫迪 (Mòdí)
→ English: Modi

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मोदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मोदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Hardev Bahri (2013) “मोदी”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN