वहमी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian وهمی (vahmī), from Arabic وَهْمِيّ (wahmiyy). By surface analysis, वहम (vaham) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋəɦ.miː/, [ʋɛʱ.miː]
- Hyphenation: वह‧मी
Adjective
वहमी • (vahmī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وَہْمِی)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “वहमी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 579.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “वहमी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 692
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वहमी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4404
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वहमी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 911