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Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀁𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*paṃkkha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from the nominative singular form of Sanskrit पक्ष्मन् (pákṣman). Doublet of पपनी (papnī) and पक्ष्म (pakṣma). Compare Gujarati પાંખડી (pā̃khḍī), Marathi पाकळी (pākḷī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.kʰʊ.ɽiː/, (most common)
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəkʰ.ɽiː/,
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəŋ.kʰɽiː/,
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə̃kʰ.ɽiː/,
Noun
पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)
- petal (of a flower)
Declension
Declension of पंखुड़ी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियाँ
paṅkhuṛiyā̃
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| oblique
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियों
paṅkhuṛiyõ
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| vocative
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियो
paṅkhuṛiyo
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Proper noun
पंखुड़ी • (paṅkhuṛī) f (Urdu spelling پَن٘کُھڑِی)
- a female given name, Pankhuri
Declension
Declension of पंखुड़ी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियाँ
paṅkhuṛiyā̃
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| oblique
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियों
paṅkhuṛiyõ
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| vocative
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पंखुड़ी
paṅkhuṛī
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पंखुड़ियो
paṅkhuṛiyo
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Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “पखड़ी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “paṁkhṛī”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “पंखुड़ी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pákṣman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press