गनी

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गोणी (goṇī́, “sack”), from Dravidian.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡə.niː/, [ɡɐ.niː]

Noun

गनी • (ganī) f (Urdu spelling گنی)

  1. sack, gunny

Declension
Declension of गनी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct गनी
ganī		 गनियाँ
ganiyā̃
oblique गनी
ganī		 गनियों
ganiyõ
vocative गनी
ganī		 गनियो
ganiyo

Descendants
  • → English: gunny
  • → Omani Arabic: قُوْنِيَّة (or from Gujarati etc.)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gōṇīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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