दियासलाई
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
- दिया-सलाई (diyā-salāī)
Etymology edit
दीया (dīyā, “lamp”) + सलाई (salāī, “thin stick”)
Pronunciation edit
(Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ɪ.jɑː.sə.lɑː.iː/, [d̪i.jäː.sɐ.läː.iː]
Noun edit
दियासलाई • (diyāsalāī) f (Urdu spelling دِیا سَلائی)
- matches, matchstick
- Synonym: माचिस (mācis)
Declension edit
Declension of दियासलाई (fem ind ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | दियासलाई diyāsalāī |
दियासलाइयाँ diyāsalāiyā̃ |
| oblique | दियासलाई diyāsalāī |
दियासलाइयों diyāsalāiyõ |
| vocative | दियासलाई diyāsalāī |
दियासलाइयो diyāsalāiyo |
References edit
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “दियासलाई”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दियासलाई”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha