शिकारी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian شکاری (šikārī). By surface analysis, शिकार (śikār) + -ई (-ī). Compare Assamese চিকাৰী (sikari), Bengali শিকারি (śikari).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɪ.kɑː.ɾiː/, [ʃɪ.käː.ɾiː]
Noun
शिकारी • (śikārī) m (feminine शिकारिका, Urdu spelling شکاری)
Declension
Adjective
शिकारी • (śikārī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شِکاری)
- (relational) hunting
- शिकारी कुत्ता ― śikārī kuttā ― hunting dog
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शिकारी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “शिकारी”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शिकारी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शिकारी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शिकारी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
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