मैत्री

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैत्री (maitrī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɛːt̪.ɾiː/

Noun

मैत्री • (maitrī) f

1. friendship
2. (Buddhism) benevolence, loving-kindness, friendliness

   Synonyms: दोस्ती (dostī), मित्रता (mitratā)

Declension

Declension of मैत्री (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियाँ maitriyā̃
oblique	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियों maitriyõ
vocative	मैत्री maitrī	मैत्रियो maitriyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मैत्री”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press