कानी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.niː/, [käː.niː]
• Rhymes: -ɑː.niː, -iː
• Hyphenation: का‧नी

Etymology 1

From काना (kānā) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Adjective

कानी • (kānī) f (Urdu spelling کانی)

1. feminine of काना (kānā)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit कनीनी (kanīnī, “the little finger”).

Adjective

कानी • (kānī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کانی)

1. the little finger

   Synonyms: कनिष्ठा (kaniṣṭhā), छिगुनी (chigunī)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कानी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “کاني”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.