ढाई

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi अढाई (aḍhāī), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀸𑀇𑀬 (aḍḍhāiya), from Sanskrit अर्धतृतीय (ardhatṛtīya, the half of the third). Cognate with Bengali আড়াই (aṛai), Assamese আঢ়ৈ (arhoi).

Pronunciation

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ढाई (ḍhāī) (Urdu spelling ڈھائی)

  1. two and a half
    ढाई लाख रुपये
    ḍhāī lākh rupye
    two-hundred and fifty thousand rupees
    (literally, “two and a half lakh rupees”)
  2. half past two

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