क़ैंची

See also: कैंची

Hindi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian قیچی (qayčī), from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Mongolic *kaïcï, compare Mongolian хайч (xajč). Compare Assamese কেঁচি (kẽsi), Bengali কাঁচি (kãci).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qɛ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/, /kɛ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/

Noun edit

क़ैंची (qa͠icīf (Urdu spelling قینچی)

  1. scissors
    क़ैंची से काग़ज़ को दो हिस्से में काटो।
    qa͠icī se kāġaz ko do hisse mẽ kāṭo.
    Cut the paper into two pieces using the scissors.
  2. shears, clippers

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