Pickaxe in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “pickaxe” in Hindi is गैंती, pronounced ga͠itī — 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 heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end of the head is pointed, the other has a chisel edge.
Inherited from Middle English pykeaxe, pecaxe, pyke exe (“pickaxe”), an alteration (due to folk etymology association with pick and axe) of Middle English pikeyse, pikeys, pykois, from Anglo-Norman *pikeis, Old French picois, pecois, from Latin picōsa (“pickaxe”), from picca, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pīk (“sharp point, pike”). Doublet of pique and pike.
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