गिलहरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گلهری (galahrī), کلهری (kalahrī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.ləɦ.ɾiː/, [ɡɪ.lɛʱ.ɾiː]

Noun

गिलहरी • (gilahrī) f (Urdu spelling گلہری)

  1. squirrel
    उस आहट को सुनते ही गिलहरी जल्दी से पेड़ पर चढ़ गयी।
    us āhaṭ ko sunte hī gilahrī jaldī se peṛ par caṛh gayī.
    Upon hearing that sound, the squirrel quickly climbed the tree.
    Synonyms: चिखुर (cikhur), चिखुरी (cikhurī) (less common)

Declension
Declension of गिलहरी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct गिलहरी
gilahrī		 गिलहरियाँ
gilahriyā̃
oblique गिलहरी
gilahrī		 गिलहरियों
gilahriyõ
vocative गिलहरी
gilahrī		 गिलहरियो
gilahriyo
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