रेलगाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

रेल (rel, “rail”) +‎ गाड़ी (gāṛī, “car”); calque of English railcar. Cognate with Bengali রেলগাড়ী (relgaṛi), Santali ᱨᱮᱞ ᱜᱟᱹᱰᱤ (rel găḍi).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾeːl.ɡɑː.ɽiː/, [ɾeːl.ɡäː.ɽiː]

Noun

रेलगाड़ी • (relgāṛī) f (Urdu spelling ریل گاڑی)

  1. train, locomotive, railcar
    • 1882, Lakṣmīśaṇkar Miśra, Padārthvigyānviṭap‎[1]:
      भाफ के ज़ोर से कैसी अच्छी तरह से रेल गाड़ी और धुआंकश चलते हैं।
      bhāph ke zor se kaisī acchī tarah se rel gāṛī aur dhuāṅkaś calte ha͠i.
      How wonderfully do trains and chimneys run through the power of steam.

Declension

Declension of रेलगाड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct रेलगाड़ी
relgāṛī 		रेलगाड़ियाँ
relgāṛiyā̃
oblique रेलगाड़ी
relgāṛī 		रेलगाड़ियों
relgāṛiyõ
vocative रेलगाड़ी
relgāṛī 		रेलगाड़ियो
relgāṛiyo

Synonyms

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