Bone in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “bone” in Hindi is हड्डी, pronounced asthi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a shade of white the color of bleached bones
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH
Sanskrit अस्थि॑ (ásthi)?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥d-
Sanskrit हृद् (hṛd)vṛd.
Sanskrit हार्द॑ (hā́rda)?
Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa)
Hindi हड्डी
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa) (see there for more) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification, or directly borrowed from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). By surface analysis, हड्डा (haḍḍā) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī).
Quick facts about “bone”
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Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁
Proto-Indo-Iranian *HástʰH
Sanskrit अस्थि॑ (ásthi)?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥d-
Sanskrit हृद् (hṛd)vṛd.
Sanskrit हार्द॑ (hā́rda)?
Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa)
Hindi हड्डी
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀟𑁆𑀟 (haḍḍa) (see there for more) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-) without cluster simplification, or directly borrowed from Sanskrit हड्ड (haḍḍa). By surface analysis, हड्डा (haḍḍā) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ (haḍḍī).
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