हड्डी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). By surface analysis, हड्डा (haḍḍā) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦəɖ.ɖiː/, [ɦɐɖ̚.ɖiː]
Audio: (file)

Noun

हड्डी • (haḍḍī) f (Urdu spelling ہڈی)

bone
Synonyms: अस्थि (asthi), हड्डा (haḍḍā)

Declension

Declension of *हड्डी* (fem ī-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	हड्डी haḍḍī	हड्डियाँ haḍḍiyā̃
oblique	हड्डी haḍḍī	हड्डियों haḍḍiyõ
vocative	हड्डी haḍḍī	हड्डियो haḍḍiyo

Descendants

→ Pashto: هډيَ (“bone-spavin in horses”)