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 • (ṭhaṭhrī) f (Urdu spelling ٹھٹھری)
- bamboo framework (for a thatched roof, etc.)
- skeleton
- bier
- Synonym: अरथी (arthī)
- (colloquial) very thin person; skin and bones
Declension
| 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)
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ठठरी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 264
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ठठरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 410
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*thaṭṭha-¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 347