दिहाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit दिवस (divasá). Cognate with Punjabi ਦਿਹਾੜੀ (dihāṛī) / دہاڑی (dihāṛī), Gujarati દહાડો (dahāḍo).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɪ.ɦɑː.ɽiː/, [d̪ɪ.ɦäː.ɽiː]

Noun

दिहाड़ी • (dihāṛī) f

1. wage, daily pay

Related terms

• दिहाड़ा (dihāṛā)

References

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