दिल्ली

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Bhojpuri

Pronunciation

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillīf (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:

Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, Delhi), Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī, Delhi), and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, Delhi).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.liː/

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillīf (Urdu spelling دلّی)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
    भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं।
    bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.
    The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.
    दिल्लीवालाdillīvālāDelhiite

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Pronunciation

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Maithili

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maithili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mai

दिल्ली (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Marathi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Marathi Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia mr

दिल्ली (dillī?

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Nepali

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nepali Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ne

दिल्ली (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Declension

Declension of दिल्ली
Singular
nominative दिल्ली
accusative दिल्लीलाई
instrumental/ergative दिल्लीले
dative दिल्लीलाई
ablative दिल्लीबाट
genitive दिल्लीको
locative दिल्लीमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Newar

Pronunciation

Proper noun

दिल्ली (dillī? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)