پنکھڑی

Urdu

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*paṃkkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Marathi पाकळी (pākḷī).

Pronunciation

Noun

پَنکُھڑِی • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Hindi spelling पंखुड़ी)

  1. petal (of a flower)

Declension
Declension of پنکھڑی
singular plural
direct پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) پَنکُھڑِیاں (paṅkhuṛiyā̃)
oblique پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) پَنکُھڑِیوں (paṅkhuṛiyō̃)
vocative پَنکُھڑِی (paṅkhuṛī) پَنکُھڑِیو (paṅkhuṛiyō)

Further reading
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “پنکهڑی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • “پَن٘کُھڑی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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