सलाई

Hindi

Alternative forms

• सराई (sarāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शलाका (śalākā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.lɑː.iː/, [sɐ.läː.iː]

Noun

सलाई • (salāī) f (Urdu spelling سَلائی)

1. knitting needle, needle
2. thin wire
3. stick

Declension

Declension of सलाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सलाई salāī	सलाइयाँ salāiyā̃
oblique	सलाई salāī	सलाइयों salāiyõ
vocative	सलाई salāī	सलाइयो salāiyo

Descendants

• → Santali: ᱥᱟᱹᱞᱟᱹᱭ (sălăy)

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “सलाई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]