चाँदी

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See also: चांदी, चाँद, चोद, चोदे, चोदी, चांद, चोदा, and चोदो

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चाँदी

Alternative forms

चांदी (cāndī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀺𑀆 (caṃdiā), from Sanskrit चन्द्रिका (candrikā, “moonlight; splendour”).^[1]^[2] Doublet of चंद्रिका (candrikā). Cognate with Punjabi ਚਾਂਦੀ (cāndī) / چاندی (cāndī), Gujarati ચાંદી (cā̃dī), Marathi चांदी (cāndī), Sindhi چانديِ / चांदी, Bengali চাঁদি (cãdi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑ̃ː.d̪iː/,

Noun

चाँदी • (cā̃dī) f (Urdu spelling چان٘دی)

silver (metal)
Synonym: रजत (rajat)
(figuratively) wealth, riches
Synonyms: धन (dhan), दौलत (daulat)

Declension

Declension of चाँदी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाँदी cā̃dī	चाँदियाँ cā̃diyā̃
oblique	चाँदी cā̃dī	चाँदियों cā̃diyõ
vocative	चाँदी cā̃dī	चाँदियो cā̃diyo

Derived terms

चाँदी कटना (cā̃dī kaṭnā)
चाँदी की ऐनक लगाना (cā̃dī kī ainak lagānā)
चाँदी गंधेय (cā̃dī gandhey)
चाँदी दुरोघ्रेय (cā̃dī duroghrey)
चाँदी नीरेय (cā̃dī nīrey)
चाँदी भूयीय (cā̃dī bhūyīya)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “candrikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चाँदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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