लकड़ी

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • लकडी (lakḍī) (nuqtaless spelling variant)

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟- (lakkuḍa-), from an unattested [script needed] (*lakkuṭa), related to Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa, “club”). Compare Gujarati લાકડું (lākḍũ, “wood”), Marathi लाकूड (lākūḍ, “wood”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lək.ɽiː/, [l̪ək.ɽiː]

Noun

लकड़ी • (lakṛī) f (Urdu spelling لکڑی‎)

  1. wood
  2. timber
  3. log

Declension
Declension of लकड़ी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct लकड़ी
lakṛī		 लकड़ियाँ
lakṛiyā̃
oblique लकड़ी
lakṛī		 लकड़ियों
lakṛiyõ
vocative लकड़ी
lakṛī		 लकड़ियो
lakṛiyo

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