हाथी

See also: हाथ

Hindi

हाथी - Elephant

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin). Cognate with Marathi हत्ती (hattī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰiː/, [ɦäː.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

हाथी • (hāthī) m (feminine हथिनी, Urdu spelling ہاتھی)

  1. elephant
    Synonyms: हस्ती (hastī), गज (gaj)
  2. (chess) rook or castle

Declension

Descendants

  • English: hathi (obsolete, rare)

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
राजा (rājā)
बादशाह (bādśāh)
शाह (śāh)
रानी (rānī)
वज़ीर (vazīr)
मंत्री (mantrī)
बेगम (begam)
फ़रज़ी (farzī)
हाथी (hāthī)
कश्ती (kaśtī)
रुख़ (rux)
ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)
फ़ील (fīl)
पील (pīl)
घोड़ा (ghoṛā) प्यादा (pyādā)
पैदल (paidal)
सिपाही (sipāhī)

References

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