लकड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀼𑀟- (lakkuḍa-), from an unattested [script needed] (*lakkuṭa), related to Sanskrit लकुट (lakuṭa, “club”). Compare Gujarati લાકડું (lākḍũ, “wood”), Marathi लाकूड (lākūḍ, “wood”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lək.ɽiː/, [lɐk.ɽiː]

Noun

लकड़ी • (lakṛī) f (Urdu spelling لکڑی)

1. wood
2. timber
3. log

Declension

Declension of लकड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लकड़ी lakṛī	लकड़ियाँ lakṛiyā̃
oblique	लकड़ी lakṛī	लकड़ियों lakṛiyõ
vocative	लकड़ी lakṛī	लकड़ियो lakṛiyo

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lakuṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press