सर्दी

See also: सरद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سردی (sardi), analyzable as सर्द (sard) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səɾ.d̪iː/, [sɐɾ.d̪iː]

Noun

सर्दी • (sardī) f (Urdu spelling سردی)

1. winter, the cold season

   Synonyms: जाड़ा (jāṛā), शीतकाल (śītkāl)

2. (uncommon) the common cold

   Synonym: ज़ुकाम (zukām)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सर्दी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सर्दी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सर्दी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سردی (sardi). Compare Gujarati શરદી (śardī), Punjabi ਸਰਦੀ (sardī) / سردی (sardī).

Noun

सर्दी • (sardī) f

1. common cold

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “सर्दी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सरदी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सरद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).