ढुलाई

Hindi

Etymology

ढुलाना (ḍhulānā) +‎ -आई (-āī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɖʱʊ.lɑː.iː/, [ɖʱʊ.läː.iː]

Noun

ढुलाई • (ḍhulāī) f

1. carrying, transporting (as of goods)
2. cost of or payment for transporting

Declension

Declension of ढुलाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ढुलाई ḍhulāī	ढुलाइयाँ ḍhulāiyā̃
oblique	ढुलाई ḍhulāī	ढुलाइयों ḍhulāiyõ
vocative	ढुलाई ḍhulāī	ढुलाइयो ḍhulāiyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ढुलाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhaukayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press