सलाई

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • सराई (sarāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शलाका (śalākā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.lɑː.iː/, [sɐ.läː.iː]

Noun

सलाई • (salāī) f (Urdu spelling سَلائی)

  1. knitting needle, needle
  2. thin wire
  3. stick

Declension

Declension of सलाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct सलाई
salāī 		सलाइयाँ
salāiyā̃
oblique सलाई
salāī 		सलाइयों
salāiyõ
vocative सलाई
salāī 		सलाइयो
salāiyo

Descendants

  • → Santali: ᱥᱟᱹᱞᱟᱹᱭ (sălăy)

References

  • Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022), “सलाई”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
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