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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گلهری (galahrī), کلهری (kalahrī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɪ.ləɦ.ɾiː/,
Noun
गिलहरी • (gilahrī) f (Urdu spelling گلہری)
- 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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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गिलहरी
gilahrī
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गिलहरियाँ
gilahriyā̃
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| oblique
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गिलहरी
gilahrī
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गिलहरियों
gilahriyõ
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| vocative
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गिलहरी
gilahrī
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गिलहरियो
gilahriyo
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