मिट्टी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਮਿੱਟੀ (miṭṭī), from Prakrit, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā). Doublet of माटी (māṭī) and मट्टी (maṭṭī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɪʈ.ʈiː/, [mɪʈ̚.ʈiː]

Noun

मिट्टी • (miṭṭī) f (Urdu spelling مٹی)

  1. soil, earth
    पुरानी बातों पर मिट्टी डालो।
    purānī bātõ par miṭṭī ḍālo.
    (figurative) Let bygones be bygones.
  2. dust
  3. dirt, grime

Declension
Declension of मिट्टी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct मिट्टी
miṭṭī		 मिट्टियाँ
miṭṭiyā̃
oblique मिट्टी
miṭṭī		 मिट्टियों
miṭṭiyõ
vocative मिट्टी
miṭṭī		 मिट्टियो
miṭṭiyo
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