सखी

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सखी (sakhī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.kʰiː/,

Noun

सखी (sakhīf (Urdu spelling سکھی)

  1. a female friend
    Synonyms: सहेली (sahelī), अली (alī)
    Hypernyms: मित्र (mitra), दोस्त (dost)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Feminine of सखि m (sakhi).

Pronunciation

Noun

सखी (sakhī) stemf

  1. a female friend or companion

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of सखी (sakhī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सखी
sakhī
सख्यौ / सखी¹
sakhyau / sakhī¹
सख्यः / सखीः¹
sakhyaḥ / sakhīḥ¹
Vocative सखि
sakhi
सख्यौ / सखी¹
sakhyau / sakhī¹
सख्यः / सखीः¹
sakhyaḥ / sakhīḥ¹
Accusative सखीम्
sakhīm
सख्यौ / सखी¹
sakhyau / sakhī¹
सखीः
sakhīḥ
Instrumental सख्या
sakhyā
सखीभ्याम्
sakhībhyām
सखीभिः
sakhībhiḥ
Dative सख्यै
sakhyai
सखीभ्याम्
sakhībhyām
सखीभ्यः
sakhībhyaḥ
Ablative सख्याः / सख्यै²
sakhyāḥ / sakhyai²
सखीभ्याम्
sakhībhyām
सखीभ्यः
sakhībhyaḥ
Genitive सख्याः / सख्यै²
sakhyāḥ / sakhyai²
सख्योः
sakhyoḥ
सखीनाम्
sakhīnām
Locative सख्याम्
sakhyām
सख्योः
sakhyoḥ
सखीषु
sakhīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Hindi: सखी (sakhī) (learned)
  • Tamil: சகி (caki) (learned)