क़ैंची

See also: कैंची

Hindi

Alternative forms

कैंची (ka͠icī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (qayčī), from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï, compare Mongolian хайч (xajč). Compare Assamese কেঁচি (kẽsi), Bengali কাঁচি (kãci).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /qɛ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/, /kɛ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

क़ैंची • (qa͠icī) f (Urdu spelling قینچی)

scissors
क़ैंची से काग़ज़ को दो हिस्से में काटो।
qa͠icī se kāġaz ko do hisse mẽ kāṭo.
Cut the paper into two pieces using the scissors.
shears, clippers

Declension

Declension of क़ैंची (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क़ैंची qa͠icī	क़ैंचियाँ qa͠iciyā̃
oblique	क़ैंची qa͠icī	क़ैंचियों qa͠iciyõ
vocative	क़ैंची qa͠icī	क़ैंचियो qa͠iciyo

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “قينچي”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “قينچى”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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