धज्जी
Hindi
Etymology
Likely from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dhajjas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d̪ʱəd͡ʒ.d͡ʒiː/
Noun
धज्जी • (dhajjī) f
- shred, strip
- धज्जियाँ उड़ाना ― dhajjiyā̃ uṛānā ― to tear to shreds; to utterly discredit; to reproach, censure
Declension
| Declension of धज्जी | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | धज्जी (dhajjī) | धज्जियाँ (dhajjiyā̃) |
| Oblique | धज्जी (dhajjī) | धज्जियों (dhajjiyõ) |
| Vocative | धज्जी (dhajjī) | धज्जियो (dhajjiyo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “धज्जी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 520
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dhajja (6705)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press