हाथापाई
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हाथा-पाई (hāthā-pāī), हाथा पाई (hāthā pāī)
- हाथाबाँही (hāthābā̃hī)
Etymology
Dvandva compound of हाथ (hāth, “hand”) + पाई (pāī, “foot”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑː.t̪ʰɑː.pɑː.iː/, [ɦäː.t̪ʰäː.päː.iː]
- Rhymes: -ɑːiː
Noun
हाथापाई • (hāthāpāī) f
- a fight in which the hands and feet are used; melee; scuffle
- लड़के हाथापाई पर उतर आए।
- laṛke hāthāpāī par utar āe.
- The boys came to blows.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हाथापाई hāthāpāī |
हाथापाइयाँ hāthāpāiyā̃ |
| oblique | हाथापाई hāthāpāī |
हाथापाइयों hāthāpāiyõ |
| vocative | हाथापाई hāthāpāī |
हाथापाइयो hāthāpāiyo |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- हाथापाई करना (hāthāpāī karnā)
- हाथापाई होना (hāthāpāī honā)