गंजीफ़ा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گنجیفه (ganjīfa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡən.d͡ʒiː.fɑː/, [ɡɐ̃n.d͡ʒiː.fäː], /ɡən.d͡ʒiː.pʰɑː/, [ɡɐ̃n.d͡ʒiː.pʰäː]

Noun

गंजीफ़ा • (gañjīfā) m (Urdu spelling گنجیفہ)

1. pack (of cards)
2. ganjifa (a kind of card game)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ganjifa”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ganjipha”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha