डेढ़
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠 (divaḍḍha), from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध (dvyardha, “one and a half”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
डेढ़ • (ḍeṛh) (Urdu spelling دیڑھ)
- one and a half; 1.5
- डेढ़ सौ ― ḍeṛh sau ― one-hundred and fifty
- डेढ़ साल ― ḍeṛh sāl ― one and a half years
- half past one; 1:30
- डेढ़ बजने से पहले सो जाना।
- ḍeṛh bajne se pahle so jānā.
- Sleep before one-thirty.
See also
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “ḍeṛḥ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvyardha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press