धूपघड़ी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• धूप-घड़ी (dhūp-ghaṛī)

Etymology

From धूप (dhūp, “sunlight”) +‎ घड़ी (ghaṛī, “clock”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱuːp.ɡʱə.ɽiː/, [d̪ʱuːp.ɡʱɐ.ɽiː]
• Rhymes: -əɽiː

Noun

धूपघड़ी • (dhūpghaṛī) f

1. sundial

   Synonym: सौर-घड़ी (saur-ghaṛī)

Declension

Declension of धूपघड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	धूपघड़ी dhūpghaṛī	धूपघड़ियाँ dhūpghaṛiyā̃
oblique	धूपघड़ी dhūpghaṛī	धूपघड़ियों dhūpghaṛiyõ
vocative	धूपघड़ी dhūpghaṛī	धूपघड़ियो dhūpghaṛiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घड़ी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 284