धड़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀥𑀟 (dhaḍa), from Sanskrit *धड (dhaḍa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱəɽ/, [d̪ʱɐɽ]
• Rhymes: -əɽ

Noun

धड़ • (dhaṛ) m

1. body, main part; torso

   Synonym: कबंध (kabandh)

2. trunk (of a tree)

   Synonyms: तना (tanā), पेड़ी (peṛī)

Declension

Declension of धड़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धड़ dhaṛ	धड़ dhaṛ
oblique	धड़ dhaṛ	धड़ों dhaṛõ
vocative	धड़ dhaṛ	धड़ो dhaṛo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “dhaṛa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “dhaṛa”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “dhaṛa”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House