मिट्टी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Loaned from Punjabi ਮਿੱਟੀ (miṭṭī), from Sanskrit मृत्तिका (mṛttikā). Doublet of माटी (māṭī) and मट्टी (maṭṭī).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mɪʈ.ʈiː/, [mɪʈ̚.ʈiː]

Noun edit

मिट्टी (miṭṭīf (Urdu spelling مٹی)

  1. soil, earth
    पुरानी बातों पर मिट्टी डालो।
    purānī bātõ par miṭṭī ḍālo.
    (figurative) Let bygones be bygones.
  2. dust
  3. dirt, grime

Declension edit