राजधानी

राजधानी

Eastern Tamang

Etymology

Borrowed from Nepali राजधानी (rājadhānī), from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī).

Noun

राजधानी (rājdhānī)

1. capital, capital city

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “town”), feminine of the noun धान (dhāna, “receptacle”), from the root धा (dhā, “to place”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːd͡ʒ.d̪ʱɑː.niː/, [ɾäːd͡ʒ.d̪ʱäː.n̪iː]

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) f

1. capital, capital city

   Synonym: दारुलहुकूमत (dārulhukūmat)

Declension

Declension of राजधानी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियाँ rājdhāniyā̃
oblique	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियों rājdhāniyõ
vocative	राजधानी rājdhānī	राजधानियो rājdhāniyo

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Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “house, home”)

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī) (Latin script razdhani, Kannada script ರಾಜ್ಧಾನಿ)

1. capital, capital city

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Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit राजधानी (rājadhānī), from राज (rāja) +‎ धानी (dhānī, “house, home”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rä(d)zd̪ʱä̤ni]
• Phonetic Devanagari: र्āय्द्h्āनी

Noun

राजधानी • (rājdhānī)

1. capital, capital city