जहाज़-शिकनी

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهازشکنی (jahāz-šikan). By surface analysis, जहाज़ (jahāz) +‎ -शिकनी (-śiknī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒə.ɦɑːz.ʃɪk.niː/, , /d͡ʒə.ɦɑːd͡ʒ.ʃɪk.niː/,

Noun

जहाज़-शिकनी (jahāz-śiknīf (Urdu spelling جہاز شکنی)

  1. (archaic, sailing) shipwreck
    Synonym: नाव-तोड़ (nāv-toṛ)

References

  • A Laskari Dictionary in English and Hindustani, p. 52