ہاتھی

Urdu

ہاتھی - Elephant

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰiː/
Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ہاتھی • (hāthī) m (feminine ہتھنی, Hindi spelling हाथी)

elephant
Synonyms: ہَسْتی (hastī), گَج (gaj), پِیل (pīl), فِیل (fīl)

References

Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “ہاتھی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

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