Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī)), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa), from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). By surface analysis, हड्डा (haḍḍā) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəɖ.ɖiː/, [ɦɐɖ̚.ɖiː]
  • (file)

Noun edit

हड्डी (haḍḍīf (Urdu spelling ہڈی)

  1. bone
    Synonyms: अस्थि (asthi), हड्डा (haḍḍā)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Pashto: هډيَ (bone-spavin in horses)