रंगोली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀭𑀁𑀕𑀉𑀮𑀺 (*raṃgaüli), from Sanskrit रङ्गावलि (raṅgāvali). Doublet of रंगावली (raṅgāvlī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾəŋ.ɡoː.liː/, [ɾɐ̃ŋ.ɡoː.liː]

Noun

रंगोली • (raṅgolī) f (Urdu spelling رَن٘گولی)

1. a rangoli (painted decoration on the floor)

Declension

Declension of रंगोली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रंगोली raṅgolī	रंगोलियाँ raṅgoliyā̃
oblique	रंगोली raṅgolī	रंगोलियों raṅgoliyõ
vocative	रंगोली raṅgolī	रंगोलियो raṅgoliyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रंगोली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 848
• “रंगोली”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.