कोतवाली
Hindi
Etymology
From कोतवाल (kotvāl, “chief of the fort or city police”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /koːt̪.ʋɑː.liː/, [koːt̪.wäː.liː]
Noun
कोतवाली • (kotvālī) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कोतवाली kotvālī |
कोतवालियाँ kotvāliyā̃ |
| oblique | कोतवाली kotvālī |
कोतवालियों kotvāliyõ |
| vocative | कोतवाली kotvālī |
कोतवालियो kotvāliyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कोतवाली”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1059
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कोतवाली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 216
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कोतवाली”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 147
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कोतवाली”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 117.