राहगीर

Hindi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑːɦ.ɡiːɾ/, [ɾäːʱ.ɡiːɾ]
• Rhymes: -iːɾ

Noun

राहगीर • (rāhgīr) m

1. traveller, wayfarer, pedestrian

   Synonyms: मुसाफ़िर (musāfir), पथिक (pathik)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “राह”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “राहगीर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “राह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “राह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.