सहायी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सहायिन् (sahāyin, “going together, companion”) equivalent to सहाय (sahāy, “helping, helper”) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.ɦɑː.jiː/, [sɐ.ɦäː.jiː]

Adjective

सहायी • (sahāyī) (indeclinable)

1. assisting, assistant

   Synonym: सहायक (sahāyak)

2. auxiliary, supporting, lesser

References

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