पीढ़ी

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Hindi

Etymology

Feminine form of पीढ़ा (pīṛhā), from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha, “stool”).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /piː.ɽʱiː/

Noun

पीढ़ी • (pīṛhī) f (Urdu spelling پیڑھی)

  1. lineage, genealogy, pedigree
    नेहरू-गाँधी पीढ़ी ― nehrū-gāndhī pīṛhī ― Nehru-Gandhi family
  2. generation (of a family or of all people)
    मेरे परदादा की पीढ़ी तुमको देखके बहुत गर्व करती।
    mere pardādā kī pīṛhī tumko dekhke bahut garv kartī.
    The generation of my great-grandfather would be proud of you.
  3. (rare or obsolete) small stool

Declension

Declension of पीढ़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct पीढ़ी
pīṛhī 		पीढ़ियाँ
pīṛhiyā̃
oblique पीढ़ी
pīṛhī 		पीढ़ियों
pīṛhiyõ
vocative पीढ़ी
pīṛhī 		पीढ़ियो
pīṛhiyo

References

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