शमि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शमि (śami).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃə.miː/, [ʃɐ.miː]

Noun

शमि • (śami) f

1. sacrifice

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:यज्ञ

Declension

Declension of शमि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शमि śami	शमियाँ śamiyā̃
oblique	शमि śami	शमियों śamiyõ
vocative	शमि śami	शमियो śamiyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शमि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́.mi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.mi/

Noun

शमि • (śami) stem, ?

1. effort, toil, work

Descendants

• → Hindi: शमि (śami) (learned)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शमि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press