निहाई
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀡𑀺𑀳𑀸𑀤𑀺 (*ṇihādi), from Sanskrit निघाति (nighāti, “iron hammer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɪ.ɦɑːiː/
Noun
निहाई • (nihāī) f
- anvil
- Synonym: अहेरन (aheran)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “निहाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “nighāti (7172)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press