हँसिया

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हंसिया (hansiyā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अंसिय (aṃsiya), अंस्य (aṃsya, “belonging to the shoulder”) (Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ham̐siyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press). Compare Gujarati હાંસવો (hā̃svo, “spade”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə̃.sɪ.jɑː/, [ɦɐ̃.si.jäː]

Noun

हँसिया • (hãsiyā) m (Urdu spelling ہنسیا)

1. sickle

   हँसिया और हथौड़ा ― hãsiyā aur hathauṛā ― hammer and sickle

Declension

Declension of हँसिया (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हँसिया hãsiyā	हँसिए, हँसिये hãsie, hãsiye
oblique	हँसिए, हँसिये hãsie, hãsiye	हँसियों hãsiyõ
vocative	हँसिए, हँसिये hãsie, hãsiye	हँसियो hãsiyo