ईंट
ī̃ṭ/ĩːʈ/
The Hindi word for "brick" is ईंट (ī̃ṭ).
ईंट refers to a building material.
Meaning: a building material (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ĩːʈ/ (ī̃ṭ).
Did you know?
- In Hindi, the phrase ईंट से ईंट बजाना literally means 'to clash brick against brick', but it is used idiomatically to mean 'to destroy something completely'.
- The history of the word ईंट may actually trace back to a prehistoric language substrate known as BMAC, which existed in Central Asia long before Indo-Aryan languages arrived in India.
- The word ईंट has distant cousins in many Indian languages, such as Punjabi ਇੱਟ and Bengali ইট, which all trace back to the same ancient Sanskrit root.
Examples in context
- इमारत के निर्माण के लिए हजारों ईंटों की आवश्यकता होती है।The building requires thousands of bricks for construction.
- यह ईंट बहुत मजबूत है।Yah eent bahut mazboot hai.This brick is very strong.
- दीवार के लिए ईंट चाहिए।Deewar ke liye eent chahiye.I need bricks for the wall.
- मिट्टी से ईंट बनती है।Mitti se eent banti hai.Bricks are made from clay.
Example conversation
Priya and Aditya are looking at a construction site.
- आदित्य Adityaयहाँ कितनी सारी ईंट हैं!Yahaan kitni saari eent hain!There are so many bricks here!
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, घर बहुत बड़ा होगा।Haan, ghar bahut bada hoga.Yes, the house will be very big.
- आदित्य Adityaक्या यह ईंट मज़बूत है?Kya yah eent mazboot hai?Is this brick strong?
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, यह बहुत अच्छी गुणवत्ता की है।Haan, yah bahut achhi gunvatta ki hai.Yes, it is of very good quality.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry ईंट, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ईंट, CC BY-SA 4.0.
