नीवि

Hindi

Alternative forms

• नीवी (nīvī)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नीवि (nīvi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /niː.ʋiː/

Noun

नीवि • (nīvi) f

1. the lower part of a sari when drawn around the waist

Declension

Declension of नीवि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नीवि nīvi	नीवियाँ nīviyā̃
oblique	नीवि nīvi	नीवियों nīviyõ
vocative	नीवि nīvi	नीवियो nīviyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नीवि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press