पीढ़ी
Hindi
Etymology
Feminine form of पीढ़ा (pīṛhā), from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha, “stool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piː.ɽʱiː/
Noun
पीढ़ी • (pīṛhī) f
- lineage, genealogy, pedigree
- नेहरू-गाँधी पीढ़ी ― nehrū-gā̃dhī pīṛhī ― Nehru-Gandhi family
- generation (of a family or of all people)
- मेरे परदादा की पीढ़ी तुमको देखके बहुत गर्व करती।
- mere pardādā kī pīṛhī tumko dekhke bahut garva kartī.
- The generation of my great-grandfather would be proud of you.
- (rare or obsolete) small stool
Declension
| Declension of पीढ़ी | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) | पीढ़ियाँ (pīṛhiyā̃) |
| Oblique | पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) | पीढ़ियों (pīṛhiyõ) |
| Vocative | पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) | पीढ़ियो (pīṛhiyo) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पीढ़ी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press