मोदी

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /moː.d̪iː/

Noun

मोदी • (modī) m

1. grocer; grain and flour merchant

   Synonym: परचूनी (parcūnī)

Declension

Declension of मोदी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदी modī
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Derived terms

• मोदीख़ाना (modīxānā)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মুদি (mudi)

Proper noun

मोदी • (modī) m or f by sense

1. a surname, equivalent to English Modi, traditionally held by grocer Baniyas

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of मोदी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदी modī
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Declension of मोदी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मोदी modī	मोदियाँ modiyā̃
oblique	मोदी modī	मोदियों modiyõ
vocative	मोदी modī	मोदियो modiyo

Descendants

• → Chinese: 莫迪 (Mòdí)
• → English: Modi

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मोदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मोदी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Hardev Bahri (2013) “मोदी”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश [rājpāl hindī śabdakoś, Rajpal Hindi Dictionary], Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN