खेंढ़ी

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Bhojpuri

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Compare Magahi खेंढ़ी (khēṇṛhī), खेहा (khēhā), Maithili खाढ़ी (khāṛhī), and the other cognates mentioned by Grierson.”

Noun

खेंढ़ी (khēṇṛhīf (Kaithi 𑂎𑂵𑂁𑂜𑂲)[1][2]

  1. notch carved into a tree as a hold for climbing
  2. the notches on the beam of a plough by which the ploughshare is raised or lowered

References

  1. ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “खेंढ़ी”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary]‎ (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 99
  2. ^ Grierson, George A (1885) Bihār Peasant Life, being a discursive catalogue of the surroundings of the people of that province, Calcutta: The Bengal Secretariat Press, page 2