पगडंडी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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पग (pag) +‎ डंडी (ḍaṇḍī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəɡ.ɖəɳ.ɖiː/, [pɐɡ.ɖɐ̃ɳ.ɖiː]

Noun

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पगडंडी (pagḍaṇḍīf

  1. track, footpath (a trail used by pedestrians)
    इस पगडंडी पे अपनी गाड़ी नहीं चला सकते हो।
    is pagḍaṇḍī pe apnī gāṛī nahī̃ calā sakte ho.
    You cannot drive your car on this footpath.

Declension

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References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “पगडंडी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padadaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press