स्याही
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian سیاهی (siyāhī, “blackness, darkness, ink”). Cognate with Assamese চিয়াঁহী (siãhi), Gujarati શાહી (śāhī), Kannada ಶಾಯಿ (śāyi), Marathi शाई (śāī), Punjabi ਸਿਆਹੀ (siāhī), Rohingya cíai, Santali ᱥᱤᱭᱟᱦᱤ (siyahi).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]स्याही • (syāhī) f (Urdu spelling سیاہی)
- ink
- पीली स्याही क्यूँ नहीं बेचते हैं?
- pīlī syāhī kyū̃ nahī̃ becte ha͠i?
- Why don't they sell yellow ink?
- (poetic) darkness
- (poetic) blackness