ठठरी

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • ठटरी (ṭhaṭrī)

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*thaṭṭha, framework) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), possibly from Sanskrit त॒ष्ट (taṣṭá, hewn, pared, chiseled, made thin).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰəʈʰ.ɾiː/, [ʈʰɐʈʰ.ɾiː]
  • Rhymes: -əʈʰɾiː

Noun

ठठरी • (ṭhaṭhrīf (Urdu spelling ٹھٹھری)

  1. bamboo framework (for a thatched roof, etc.)
  2. skeleton
    Synonyms: कंकाल (kaṅkāl), अस्थिपंजर (asthipañjar)
  3. bier
    Synonym: अरथी (arthī)
  4. (colloquial) very thin person; skin and bones

Declension

Declension of ठठरी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct ठठरी
ṭhaṭhrī
ठठरियाँ
ṭhaṭhriyā̃
oblique ठठरी
ṭhaṭhrī
ठठरियों
ṭhaṭhriyõ
vocative ठठरी
ṭhaṭhrī
ठठरियो
ṭhaṭhriyo

Derived terms

  • ठठरियाँ निकल आना (ṭhaṭhriyā̃ nikal ānā)
  • ठठरी बँधना (ṭhaṭhrī bandhnā)

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