डेढ़

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀺𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠 (divaḍḍha), from Sanskrit द्व्यर्ध (dvyardha, “one and a half”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɖeːɽʱ/

Numeral

डेढ़ • (ḍeṛh)

  1. one and a half; 1.5
    डेढ़ सौ ― ḍeṛh sau ― one-hundred and fifty
    डेढ़ साल ― ḍeṛh sāl ― one and a half years
  2. half past one; 1:30
    डेढ़ बजने से पहले सो जाओ।
    ḍeṛh bajne se pahle so jāo.
    Sleep before one-thirty.

See also

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “डेढ़”, 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
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