Dimple in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “dimple” in Hindi is गढ्ढा, pronounced gaDhDha — 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 small natural hollow in the cheek or chin
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-
Proto-Germanic *dumpaz
Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz
Proto-West Germanic *dumpil
Old English *dympel
Middle English dimpel
English dimple
From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel (“pit, depression”), from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole, pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Cognate with German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
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Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-
Proto-Germanic *dumpaz
Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz
Proto-West Germanic *dumpil
Old English *dympel
Middle English dimpel
English dimple
From Middle English dimpel, dimpil, dympull, from Old English *dympel (“pit, depression”), from Proto-West Germanic *dumpil, from Proto-Germanic *dumpilaz (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpaz (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole, pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix).
Cognate with German Low German Dümpel, German Tümpel (“pond, pool”). Related also to Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
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