पालथी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (pallatthi), from Sanskrit पर्यास्तिका (paryāstikā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɑːl.t̪ʰiː/, [päːl.t̪ʰiː]

Noun

पालथी • (pālthī) m (Urdu spelling پالتھی)

1. a cross-legged position

   Synonyms: कमलासन (kamlāsan), पद्मासन (padmāsan)

Declension

Declension of पालथी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पालथी pālthī	पालथी pālthī
oblique	पालथी pālthī	पालथियों pālthiyõ
vocative	पालथी pālthī	पालथियो pālthiyo

Derived terms

• पालथी मारना (pālthī mārnā)

References

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