हथेली

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हस्ततल (hastatala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from हस्त (hasta) +‎ तल (tala). Compare हाथ (hāth).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.t̪ʰeː.liː/, [ɦɐ.t̪ʰeː.liː]

Noun

हथेली • (hathelī) f (Urdu spelling ہتھیلی)

1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)

   Synonym: ताल (tāl)

Declension

Declension of हथेली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हथेली hathelī	हथेलियाँ hatheliyā̃
oblique	हथेली hathelī	हथेलियों hatheliyõ
vocative	हथेली hathelī	हथेलियो hatheliyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हथेली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press