पगडंडी
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit पद (pada, “step, foot”) + दण्ड (daṇḍ, “stick”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəɡ.ɖəɳ.ɖiː/, [pəɡ.ɖə̃ɳ.ɖiː]
Noun
पगडंडी • (pagḍaṇḍī) f
- track, footpath (a trail used by pedestrians)
- इस पगडंडी पे अपनी गाड़ी नहीं चला सकते हो।
- is pagḍaṇḍī pe apnī gāṛī nahī̃ calā sakte ho.
- You cannot drive your car on this footpath.
Declension
Declension of पगडंडी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पगडंडी pagḍaṇḍī | पगडंडियाँ pagḍaṇḍiyā̃ |
| oblique | पगडंडी pagḍaṇḍī | पगडंडियों pagḍaṇḍiyõ |
| vocative | पगडंडी pagḍaṇḍī | पगडंडियो pagḍaṇḍiyo |
Related terms
- (path): पथ (path), मार्ग (mārg), रास्ता (rāstā)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “पगडंडी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padadaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press