हाथी
hāthīstandard
Elephant in Hindi is हाथी (hāthī). The trunk is called सूंड (sūṅṇ) and a tusk is दाँत (dāṁt) or गजदंत (gajdant).
हाथी keeps the same form in the plural, so numbers show it, as in दो हाथी (do hāthī), "two elephants". The elephant is a respected animal in India and appears in many festivals.
Meaning: large animal with a trunk (noun)
Did you know?
- The saying हाथी के दाँत खाने के और, दिखाने के और (hāthī ke dāṁt khāne ke aur, dikhāne ke aur) means that someone shows one thing but does another.
Examples in context
- हाथी बहुत बड़ा जानवर है।hāthī bahut baṛā jānvar hai.The elephant is a very big animal.
- बच्चों ने चिड़ियाघर में हाथी देखा।baccoṃ ne ciṛiyāghar meṃ hāthī dekhā.The children saw an elephant at the zoo.
Example conversation
Mohan takes his niece Pari to the zoo.
- Pariमामा, हाथी कहाँ है?māmā, hāthī kahāṁ hai?Uncle, where is the elephant?
- Mohanवह उधर पानी के पास है।vah udhar pānī ke pās hai.It is over there near the water.
- Pariउसकी सूंड कितनी लंबी है!uskī sūṅḍ kitnī lambī hai!How long its trunk is!
