वेणी
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit वेणि (veṇi, “braid, plait of hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋeː.ɳiː/
Noun
वेणी • (veṇī) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वेणी veṇī |
वेणियाँ veṇiyā̃ |
| oblique | वेणी veṇī |
वेणियों veṇiyõ |
| vocative | वेणी veṇī |
वेणियो veṇiyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वेणी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4600
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वेणी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 934
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वेणी”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 723
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘹𑘜𑘲 (veṇī), 𑘪𑘲𑘜𑘲 (vīṇī), from Sanskrit वेणि (veṇi), वेणिका (veṇikā). Cognate with Konkani विणी (viṇī), Gujarati વેણી (veṇī), Bengali বেণি (beni), Nepali बेनि (beni).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʋe.ɳi/, [ʋe.ɳiː]
Noun
वेणी • (veṇī) f
- plaited hair
- braid
- Synonym: गुंफण (gumphaṇ)
- a garland worn in traditional hairstyles.
- Synonym: गजरा (gajrā)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वेणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वेणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “वेणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)