धड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit धटिका (dhaṭikā, “A kind of measure equal to five seers”).[1][2] Also see धड़ा (dhaṛā)

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱə.ɽiː/, [d̪ʱɐ.ɽiː]

Noun

धड़ी • (dhaṛī) f

  1. weight of 5 kg; or the quantity corresponding it
  2. (historical) 5 seer

Declension
Declension of धड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct धड़ी
dhaṛī		 धड़ियाँ
dhaṛiyā̃
oblique धड़ी
dhaṛī		 धड़ियों
dhaṛiyõ
vocative धड़ी
dhaṛī		 धड़ियो
dhaṛiyo

Adjective

धड़ी • (dhaṛī)

  1. 5 kg

Derived terms
  • धड़ियों (dhaṛiyõ)
  • धड़ी पक्का (dhaṛī pakkā)
  • धड़ी भरना (dhaṛī bharnā)
  • धड़ी-धड़ी करके लूटना (dhaṛī-dhaṛī karke lūṭnā)

References
  1. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/soas_query.py?qs=dha%E1%B9%ADa&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact
  2. https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/apte_query.py?qs=%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE,%20%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact
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