छमाही
Hindi
editEtymology
editDvigu compound of छ- (cha-, “six”, combining form) + माह (māh, “month”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editछमाही • (chamāhī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling چَھماہی)
- six-monthly, half-yearly
- Synonyms: अर्धवार्षिक (ardhavārṣik), षाण्मासिक (ṣāṇmāsik)
- छमाही परीक्षा ― chamāhī parīkṣā ― half-yearly exam
Noun
editछमाही • (chamāhī) f (Urdu spelling چَھماہی)
- time period of six-months, half-year
- exams occuring after every six months
- six-monthly salary or pension
Declension
editDeclension of छमाही (fem ī-stem)
Further reading
edit- “छमाही”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छमाही”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 336