ہاتھی

Urdu

ہاتھی - Elephant

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰiː/
• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ہاتھی • (hāthī) m (female equivalent ہتھنی, Hindi spelling हाथी)

1. elephant

   Synonyms: ہَسْتی (hastī), گَج (gaj), پِیل (pīl), فِیل (fīl)

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “ہاتھی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.