Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit शालीन (śālīna).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.liːn/, [ʃäː.lĩːn]

Adjective edit

शालीन (śālīn) (indeclinable)

  1. decorous; decent
  2. ladylike (of a woman or her behaviour)

Derived terms edit