क़ैंची
See also: कैंची
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कैंची (kaiñcī)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian قیچی (qeyči), from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï, compare Mongolian хайч (xajč).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qɛːn.t͡ʃiː/, [qɛ̃ːn̪.t͡ʃiː], /kɛːn.t͡ʃiː/, [kɛ̃ːn̪.t͡ʃiː]
Noun
क़ैंची • (qaiñcī) f (Urdu spelling قینچی)
- scissors
- क़ैंची से कागज़ को दो हिस्से में काटो।
- qaiñcī se kāgaz ko do hisse mẽ kāṭo.
- Cut the paper into two pieces using the scissors.
- shears, clippers
Declension
Declension of क़ैंची (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | क़ैंची qaiñcī | क़ैंचियाँ qaiñciyā̃ |
oblique | क़ैंची qaiñcī | क़ैंचियों qaiñciyõ |
vocative | क़ैंची qaiñcī | क़ैंचियो qaiñciyo |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884), “قينچي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “قينچى”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul