Fish in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “fish” in Hindi is मछली, pronounced jalachari — 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.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit मच्छ (maccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀙 (macha /maccha/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya). Cognate with Awadhi मछरी (machrī), Gujarati માછલી (māchlī), Konkani मासोळी (māsoḷī), Magadhi Prakrit 𑀫𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀮𑀻 (maścalī). This -𑀮- (-la-) extended form appears to have spread from Eastern Hindi.
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