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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀟𑀁𑀟𑀺𑀕𑀸 (ḍaṃḍigā), from Sanskrit दण्डिका (daṇḍikā). By surface analysis, डंडा (ḍaṇḍā) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
Noun
डंडी • (ḍaṇḍī) f
- a stick, cane, rod
- one carrying a staff (esp. an ascetic)
- shaft (of a vehicle).
- handle; lever
- the holding part of a spoon or fork
- beam (of a pair of scales)
- stalk, stem; shoot; twig or small branch of tree
- a line, stripe
- (slang) penis
- path
- an ear-ring affixed to the border of the ear
Declension
Declension of डंडी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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डंडी
ḍaṇḍī
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डंडियाँ
ḍaṇḍiyā̃
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| oblique
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डंडी
ḍaṇḍī
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डंडियों
ḍaṇḍiyõ
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| vocative
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डंडी
ḍaṇḍī
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डंडियो
ḍaṇḍiyo
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