पूंजी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पूँजी (pūñjī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀚 (puṃja), from Sanskrit पुञ्ज (puñja, “quantity, heap”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /puːn.d͡ʒiː/, [pũːn̪.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

पूंजी • (pūñjī) f (Urdu spelling پونجی‎)

1. capital, assets, wealth

   Synonym: मूलधन (mūldhan)

2. principal

Declension

Declension of पूंजी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियाँ pūñjiyā̃
oblique	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियों pūñjiyõ
vocative	पूंजी pūñjī	पूंजियो pūñjiyo

Derived terms

• पूंजीदार (pūñjīdār)
• पूंजीपति (pūñjīpti)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पूँजी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press