गुठली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀕𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (guṭṭha, “lump”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʊʈʰ.liː/

Noun

गुठली • (guṭhlī) f (Urdu spelling گٹھلی)

1. pit, seed, stone (of a fruit)

Declension

Declension of गुठली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गुठली guṭhlī	गुठलियाँ guṭhliyā̃
oblique	गुठली guṭhlī	गुठलियों guṭhliyõ
vocative	गुठली guṭhlī	गुठलियो guṭhliyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गुठली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “guṭṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press