मोदी
Hindi
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
मोदी • (modī) m
- grocer; grain and flour merchant
- Synonym: परचूनी (parcūnī)
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Derived terms
- मोदीख़ाना (modīxānā)
Descendants
- → Bengali: মুদি (mudi)
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