खूँटी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀔𑀼𑀁𑀝 (khuṃṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit *खुण्ट (khuṇṭa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʰũː.ʈiː/

Noun

खूँटी • (khū̃ṭī) f (masculine खूँटा)

1. (small) peg, stake, post; stump

   Synonym: मेख (mekh)

2. hook (such as one used to hang clothes)

Declension

Declension of खूँटी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	खूँटी khū̃ṭī	खूँटियाँ khū̃ṭiyā̃
oblique	खूँटी khū̃ṭī	खूँटियों khū̃ṭiyõ
vocative	खूँटी khū̃ṭī	खूँटियो khū̃ṭiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “खूँटी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 239