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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nuː.niː/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit न्यून (nyū̀na, “vulva”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-). Cognate with Marathi नुन्नी (nunnī), Odia ନୁନି (nuni), and Bengali নুনি (nuni).
Noun
नूनी • (nūnī) f (Urdu spelling نُونی)
- (anatomy) penis puerilis
- Synonyms: फुनिया (phuniyā), फुन्नी (phunnī), फुन्नो (phunno)
- any penis
- Synonyms: शिश्न (śiśna), लिंग (liṅg), इंद्रिय (indriya), मेढ्र (meḍhra), लंड (laṇḍ), लौड़ा (lauṛā), लिंगेंद्रिय (liṅgendriya), पुरुषेंद्रिय (puruṣendriya)
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियाँ
nūniyā̃
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| oblique
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियों
nūniyõ
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| vocative
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियो
nūniyo
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀽𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*nūnikā), from *𑀦𑀽𑀦 (*nūna), from an earlier *𑀦𑀽𑀤 (*nūda), from Sanskrit नूद (nūda, “a kind of mulberry”, a variant of तूद (tūda)).
Noun
नूनी • (nūnī) f (Urdu spelling نُونی)
- small variety of mulberry growing in the hills
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियाँ
nūniyā̃
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| oblique
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियों
nūniyõ
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| vocative
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियो
nūniyo
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Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
नूनी • (nūnī) f (Urdu spelling نُونی)
- alternative form of नोनी (nonī)
Declension
Declension of नूनी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियाँ
nūniyā̃
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| oblique
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियों
nūniyõ
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| vocative
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नूनी
nūnī
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नूनियो
nūniyo
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Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “नूनी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 1161
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “नूनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2695
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नूनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 579
- “नूनी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nūnī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press