जहाज़-शिकनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian جهازشکنی (jahāz-šikan). By surface analysis, जहाज़ (jahāz) +‎ -शिकनी (-śiknī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə.ɦɑːz.ʃɪk.niː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɦäːz.ʃɪk.niː], /d͡ʒə.ɦɑːd͡ʒ.ʃɪk.niː/, [d͡ʒɐ.ɦäːd͡ʒ.ʃɪk.niː]

Noun

जहाज़-शिकनी • (jahāz-śiknī) f (Urdu spelling جہاز شکنی)

1. (archaic, sailing) shipwreck

   Synonym: नाव-तोड़ (nāv-toṛ)

References

• A Laskari Dictionary in English and Hindustani, p. 52