डेढ़

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠 (divaḍḍha), from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध (dvyardha, “one and a half”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɖeːɽʱ/, /ɖeːɽ/

Numeral

डेढ़ • (ḍeṛh) (Urdu spelling دیڑھ)

1. one and a half; 1.5

   डेढ़ सौ ― ḍeṛh sau ― one-hundred and fifty

   डेढ़ साल ― ḍeṛh sāl ― one and a half years

2. half past one; 1:30

   डेढ़ बजने से पहले सो जाना।

   ḍeṛh bajne se pahle so jānā.

   Sleep before one-thirty.

See also

• ढाई (ḍhāī)
• साढ़े (sāṛhe)
• पौने (paune)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ḍeṛḥ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvyardha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press