अँगीठी

Hindi

FWOTD – 16 August 2017

Alternative forms

एक बड़ी अँगीठी

Etymology

Feminine of अँगीठा (aṅgīṭhā)/अंगीठा (aṅgīṭhā, furnace), from Sanskrit अग्निष्ठा (agniṣṭhā) or अग्निष्ठिका (agniṣṭhikā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /əŋ.ɡiː.ʈʰiː/, [ɐ̃ŋ.ɡiː.ʈʰiː]
  • (file)

Noun

अँगीठी • (aṅgīṭhī) f (Urdu spelling انگیٹھی)

  1. small stove, brazier
    • 1880 – 1936, Premchand, Aatmaaraam :
      वह अपने सायबान में प्रातः से संध्या तक अँगीठी के सामने बैठा हुआ खटखट किया करता था।
      vah apne sāybān mẽ prātaḥ se sandhyā tak aṅgīṭhī ke sāmne baiṭhā huā khaṭkhaṭ kiyā kartā thā.
      He sat in his shed in front of the brazier from dawn till dusk making rattling noises.

Declension

References

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