दिल्ली

Bhojpuri

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  • IPA(key): /d̪ɪl.li/, [d̪ɪl.li]

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दिल्ली (dillīf (Kaithi 𑂠𑂱𑂪𑂹𑂪𑂲)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Hindi

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly from one of the following:

Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀠𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀻 (ḍhillī, Delhi), Old Gujarati ढीली (ḍhīlī, Delhi), and Old Marathi 𑘛𑘲𑘩𑘲 (ḍhīlī, Delhi).

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दिल्ली (dillīf (Urdu spelling دلّی)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)
    भारत के प्रधान मंत्री दिल्ली प्रांत में रहते हैं।
    bhārat ke pradhān mantrī dillī prānt mẽ rahte ha͠i.
    The prime minister of India lives in Delhi.
    दिल्लीवालाdillīvālāDelhiite

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References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “दिल्ली”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Cohen, Richard J. "An Early Attestation of the Toponym Ḍhillī". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 1989: 513–519.
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दिल्ली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

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  • IPA(key): /dil.liː/, [dil.liː]

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दिल्ली (dillī) (Latin script Dilli, Kannada script ದಿಲ್ಲೀ)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Maithili

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दिल्ली (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Marathi

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  • IPA(key): /d̪il.li/, [d̪il.liː]

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दिल्ली (dillī?

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

Nepali

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दिल्ली (dillī)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)

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Declension of दिल्ली
Singular
nominative दिल्ली [d̪illi]
accusative दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
instrumental/ergative दिल्लीले [d̪illile]
dative दिल्लीलाई [d̪illiläi]
ablative दिल्लीबाट [d̪illibäʈʌ]
genitive दिल्लीको [d̪illiko]
locative दिल्लीमा [d̪illimä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Newar

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दिल्ली (dillī? (Newa Spelling 𑐡𑐶𑐮𑑂𑐮𑐷)

  1. Delhi (a megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi)