पंछी

See also: पूँछ, पीछे, पूंछ, पीछा, and पछि

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín, “bird”, literally “winged”). First attested as Old Hindi पंषी (pãṣī). Doublet of पक्षी (pakṣī).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pən.t͡ʃʰiː/, [pɐ̃n.t͡ʃʰiː]
Hyphenation: पं‧छी

Noun

पंछी • (pañchī) m (Urdu spelling پَنْچِھی)

bird
Synonyms: पक्षी (pakṣī), चिड़िया (ciṛiyā), परिंदा (parindā)

Declension

Declension of पंछी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पंछी pañchī	पंछी pañchī
oblique	पंछी pañchī	पंछियों pañchiyõ
vocative	पंछी pañchī	पंछियो pañchiyo

Further reading

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पंछी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 586
“पंछी”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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