खंभा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀪 (khaṃbha), from Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambhá).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]खंभा • (khambhā) m (Urdu spelling کھمبھا)
- pole, post
- बिजली का खंभा तेज़ हवाओं के कारण घर पर गिर पड़ा।
- bijlī kā khambhā tez havāõ ke kāraṇ ghar par gir paṛā.
- The electricity pole fell on the house due to high winds.
- (slang) a full bottle of liquor (750 ml)
Declension
[edit]Declension of खंभा (masc ā-stem)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खंभा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “skambhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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