हस्तिनी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəs.t̪ɪ.niː/, [ɦəs̪.t̪ɪ.n̪iː]
Noun
हस्तिनी • (hastinī) f (masculine हस्ती)
- A female elephant.
- Synonym: हथिनी (hathinī)
Declension
Declension of हस्तिनी (fem ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हस्तिनी hastinī | हस्तिनियाँ hastiniyā̃ |
| oblique | हस्तिनी hastinī | हस्तिनियों hastiniyõ |
| vocative | हस्तिनी hastinī | हस्तिनियो hastiniyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हस्तिनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “हस्तिनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हस्तिनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hastin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press