ڏسڻي
Sindhi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀤𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀡 (dassaṇa), from Sanskrit दर्शन (dárśana).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ڏَسِڻِي • (ḍ̠asiṇī) f (Devanagari ॾसिणी, Khudawadi 𑋉𑋝𑋡𑋌𑋢)[2][3]
- seeing, appearance, pointing out
- short for ڏَسِڻِي آڱُرِ (“forefinger”) (first finger next to the thumb)
Derived terms
[edit]- ڏَسِڻِي آڱُرِ / ॾसिणी आङुरि (d̤asiṇī āṅuri, “forefinger”)
References
[edit]More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dárśana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 355: “S. ḍ̠asiṇī f. 'pointing out, forefinger'”
- ^ Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ڏِسَڻُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 262
- ^ Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “ڏَسِڻِي”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ, page 969