फिरकी

Hindi

फिरकी (1)

Etymology

From फिरना (phirnā, “to wander, spin”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pʰɪɾ.kiː/

Noun

फिरकी • (phirkī) f

1. pinwheel
2. spinning-top, top

Declension

Declension of फिरकी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	फिरकी phirkī	फिरकियाँ phirkiyā̃
oblique	फिरकी phirkī	फिरकियों phirkiyõ
vocative	फिरकी phirkī	फिरकियो phirkiyo

References

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