हथिनी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə.t̪ʰɪ.niː/, [ɦɐ.t̪ʰɪ.niː]

Noun

हथिनी • (hathinīf (masculine हाथी)

  1. A female elephant.

Declension

Declension of हथिनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हथिनी
hathinī
हथिनियाँ
hathiniyā̃
oblique हथिनी
hathinī
हथिनियों
hathiniyõ
vocative हथिनी
hathinī
हथिनियो
hathiniyo

References

  • Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “हथिनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hastín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 812
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    Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “हथिनी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “हथनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.