मोदी

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moː.d̪iː/

Proper noun

मोदी • (modī) m

  1. grocer; grain and flour merchant
    Synonym: परचूनी (parcūnī)
  2. A surname, traditionally held by grocers

Derived terms
  • मोदीख़ाना (modīxānā)

Descendants

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “मोदी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “मोदी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
  • Hardev Bahri (2013), “मोदी”, in राजपाल हिंदी शब्दकोश, Rajpal and Sons, →ISBN
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