दरांती

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दात्र (dā́tra, “sickle”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ə.ɾɑːn.t̪iː/, [d̪ɐ.ɾä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]

Noun

दरांती • (darāntī) f (Urdu spelling دَرَانْتی)

1. scythe, sickle

   Synonym: हँसिया (hãsiyā)

   दराँती पड़ना ― darā̃tī paṛnā ― to be sickled or reaped

Declension

Declension of दरांती (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दरांती darāntī	दरांतियाँ darāntiyā̃
oblique	दरांती darāntī	दरांतियों darāntiyõ
vocative	दरांती darāntī	दरांतियो darāntiyo

References

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