अठन्नी

Hindi

Etymology

From अठ- (aṭh-, “eight”) +‎ आना (ānā, “anna”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.ʈʰən.niː/, [ɐ.ʈʰɐ̃n.niː]

Noun

अठन्नी • (aṭhannī) f

1. an eight-anna coin (½ of a rupee)

Declension

Declension of अठन्नी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अठन्नी aṭhannī	अठन्नियाँ aṭhanniyā̃
oblique	अठन्नी aṭhannī	अठन्नियों aṭhanniyõ
vocative	अठन्नी aṭhannī	अठन्नियो aṭhanniyo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “अठन्नी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अठन्नी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अठन्नी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अठन्नी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press