हिंडोला

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀟𑁄𑀮 (hiṃḍola), from a retroflexed variant of Sanskrit हिन्दोल (hindola).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɪɳ.ɖoː.lɑː/, [ɦɪ̃ɳ.ɖoː.läː]

Noun

हिंडोला • (hiṇḍolā) m (Urdu spelling ہنڈولا)

1. a swing

   Synonym: झूला (jhūlā)

Declension

Declension of हिंडोला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हिंडोला hiṇḍolā	हिंडोले hiṇḍole
oblique	हिंडोले hiṇḍole	हिंडोलों hiṇḍolõ
vocative	हिंडोले hiṇḍole	हिंडोलो hiṇḍolo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हिंडोला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hindōla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press