रीढ़

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रीढक (rīḍhaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾiːɽʱ/

Noun

रीढ़ • (rīṛh) f (Urdu spelling ریڑھ)

1. (anatomy) spine, backbone

   रीढ़ की हड्डी ― rīṛh kī haḍḍī ― bone(s) of the spine

2. (figuratively) foundation, backbone

Declension

Declension of रीढ़ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रीढ़ rīṛh	रीढ़ें rīṛhẽ
oblique	रीढ़ rīṛh	रीढ़ों rīṛhõ
vocative	रीढ़ rīṛh	रीढ़ो rīṛho

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “रीढ़”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rīḍhaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press