रीढ़

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रीढक (rīḍhaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾiːɽʱ/

Noun

रीढ़ • (rīṛhf (Urdu spelling ریڑھ)

  1. (anatomy) spine, backbone
    रीढ़ की हड्डीrīṛh kī haḍḍībone(s) of the spine
  2. (figuratively) foundation, backbone

Declension

Declension of रीढ़ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct रीढ़
rīṛh
रीढ़ें
rīṛhẽ
oblique रीढ़
rīṛh
रीढ़ों
rīṛhõ
vocative रीढ़
rīṛh
रीढ़ो
rīṛho

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रीढ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rīḍhaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press