वासी

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वासिन् (vāsin).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.siː/,

Noun

वासी • (vāsī) m (Urdu spelling واسی)

  1. inhabitant
    • 1960, “Hum Us Desh Ke Vasi Hain”, in Shailendra Singh (lyrics), Shankar Jaikishan (music), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai, performed by Mukesh:
      बच्चों के लिये जो धरती माँ
      सदियों से सभी कुछ सहती है
      हम उस देश के वासी हैं, हम उस देश के वासी हैं
      जिस देश में गंगा बहती है
      baccõ ke liye jo dhartī mā̃
      sadiyõ se sabhī kuch sahtī hai
      ham us deś ke vāsī ha͠i, ham us deś ke vāsī ha͠i
      jis deś mẽ gaṅgā bahtī hai
      She bears everything for her children
      She has endured all for centuries
      We are the people of that country, we are the people of that country
      that country in which the Ganga flows

Declension

Declension of वासी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct वासी
vāsī 		वासी
vāsī
oblique वासी
vāsī 		वासियों
vāsiyõ
vocative वासी
vāsī 		वासियो
vāsiyo

Adjective

वासी • (vāsī) (indeclinable)

  1. inhabiting, dwelling

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