नथनी

Hindi

नथनी पहने नवविवाहिता

Etymology

From नथ (nath, “nose ring”) + -नी (-nī, “feminine suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nət̪ʰ.niː/, [nɐt̪ʰ.niː]

Noun

नथनी • (nathnī) f

1. nose ring

   Synonym: नथ (nath)

Declension

Declension of नथनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नथनी nathnī	नथनियाँ nathniyā̃
oblique	नथनी nathnī	नथनियों nathniyõ
vocative	नथनी nathnī	नथनियो nathniyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नथनी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2527
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नथनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 542
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “नथनी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 350