रत्ती

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit रक्तिका (raktikā, “Abrus precatorius”), as it is said to be the weight of one seed of that plant.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾət̪.t̪iː/, [ɾɐt̪̚.t̪iː]

Noun

रत्ती • (rattī) f

1. ratti (a unit of measure, one-eighth of a माशा (māśā); equivalent to 0.1215 grams)

Declension

Declension of रत्ती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रत्ती rattī	रत्तियाँ rattiyā̃
oblique	रत्ती rattī	रत्तियों rattiyõ
vocative	रत्ती rattī	रत्तियो rattiyo

References

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