पीढ़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Feminine form of पीढ़ा (pīṛhā), from Sanskrit पीठ (pīṭha, stool).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piː.ɽʱiː/

Noun

पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) f

  1. lineage, genealogy, pedigree
    नेहरू-गाँधी पीढ़ीnehrū-gā̃dhī pīṛhīNehru-Gandhi family
  2. generation (of a family or of all people)
    मेरे परदादा की पीढ़ी तुमको देखके बहुत गर्व करती।
    mere pardādā kī pīṛhī tumko dekhke bahut garva kartī.
    The generation of my great-grandfather would be proud of you.
  3. (rare or obsolete) small stool

Declension

Declension of पीढ़ी
Singular Plural
Direct पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) पीढ़ियाँ (pīṛhiyā̃)
Oblique पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) पीढ़ियों (pīṛhiyõ)
Vocative पीढ़ी (pīṛhī) पीढ़ियो (pīṛhiyo)

References

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