धोबी पछाड़
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- धोबी-पछाड़ (dhobī-pachāṛ), धोबीपछाड़ (dhobīpachāṛ)
Etymology
editFrom धोबी (dhobī, “washerman”) + पछाड़ (pachāṛ, “throwing on the back”). The wrestling trick is called so as it resembles how a washerman dashes down clothes on a stone.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editDeclension
editDeclension of धोबी पछाड़ (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | धोबी पछाड़ dhobī pachāṛ |
धोबी पछाड़ dhobī pachāṛ |
oblique | धोबी पछाड़ dhobī pachāṛ |
धोबी पछाड़ों dhobī pachāṛõ |
vocative | धोबी पछाड़ dhobī pachāṛ |
धोबी पछाड़ो dhobī pachāṛo |
Further reading
edit- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “धोबी पछाड़”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2485
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “धोबी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 535
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “धोबी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 344