Hand in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “Hand” in Hindi is हाथ, pronounced haath — 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.
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas
Sanskrit हस्त (hasta)
Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha)
Hindi हाथ
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-.
Doublet of हस्त (hast), a tatsama, and दस्त (dast), a Persian borrowing.
Cognate with Punjabi ہَتھّ / ਹੱਥ (hattha). Wider cognates include Pashto لاس (lâs), Persian دست (dast).
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-der.
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas
Sanskrit हस्त (hasta)
Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha)
Hindi हाथ
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha), from Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰástas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-.
Doublet of हस्त (hast), a tatsama, and दस्त (dast), a Persian borrowing.
Cognate with Punjabi ہَتھّ / ਹੱਥ (hattha). Wider cognates include Pashto لاس (lâs), Persian دست (dast).
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