साक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit साक्षी (sākṣī), nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/, [säːk.ʃiː]

Noun

साक्षी • (sākṣī) m or f by sense

witness, eyewitness
Synonym: गवाह (gavāh)

Declension

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

Declension of *साक्षी* (masc ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षी sākṣī
oblique	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियों sākṣiyõ
vocative	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियो sākṣiyo

Declension of *साक्षी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियाँ sākṣiyā̃
oblique	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियों sākṣiyõ
vocative	साक्षी sākṣī	साक्षियो sākṣiyo

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːk.ʂiː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɑːk.ʂiː/

Noun

साक्षी • (sākṣī)

masculine nominative singular of साक्षिन् (sākṣin)