सीढ़ी

See also: साढे

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀺 (siḍḍhi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śrī-ḍhis, from the ancestor of the root Sanskrit श्रिष् (śriṣ), श्लिष् (śliṣ). Cognate to Marathi शिडी (śiḍī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siː.ɽʱiː/

Noun

सीढ़ी • (sīṛhī) f

stair, step of a staircase
सीढ़ियाँ चढ़के आगे चलो, वहीं बाथरूम है।
sīṛhiyā̃ caṛhke āge calo, vahī̃ bāthrūm hai.
After climbing the stairs, go straight, the bathroom is right there.
ladder

Declension

Declension of सीढ़ी
	Singular	Plural
Direct	सीढ़ी (sīṛhī)	सीढ़ियाँ (sīṛhiyā̃)
Oblique	सीढ़ी (sīṛhī)	सीढ़ियों (sīṛhiyõ)
Vocative	सीढ़ी (sīṛhī)	सीढ़ियो (sīṛhiyo)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śrīḍhi (12709)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सीढ़ी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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