कुमुदिनी
kumudinī/kʊ.mʊ.d̪ɪ.niː/feminine
The Hindi word for lily is कुमुदिनी (kumudinī).
The term refers to a flower in the genus Lilium.
Meaning: flower in the genus Lilium (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
This noun is feminine.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /kʊ.mʊ.d̪ɪ.niː/. It is pronounced as kumudinī and has four syllables.
Did you know?
- In Hindi poetry, कुमुदिनी is often used as a metaphor for a woman who is waiting for her lover, mirroring the flower's habit of blooming under the moonlight.
- In Ayurvedic texts, a plant described as कुमुदिनी is often categorized by its 'cooling' effect on the body, a concept central to Indian medicine.
- The word कुमुदिनी functions as a 'tatsama' word, meaning it was borrowed from Sanskrit into Hindi without any change in its spelling or sound.
Examples in context
- उसने कुमुदिनी की सुंदरता को देख कर मुस्कुरा दिया।Seeing the beauty of the lily, she smiled.
Example conversation
Priya and Amit are walking through a flower garden.
- प्रिया Priyaअमित, देखो वह कुमुदिनी कितनी प्यारी है!Amit, dekho vah kumudini kitni pyaari hai!Amit, look how lovely that lily is!
- अमित Amitहाँ, इसकी खुशबू बहुत अच्छी है।Haan, iski khushbu bahut achhi hai.Yes, its fragrance is very nice.
- प्रिया Priyaमैं अपने घर के लिए इसे खरीदना चाहती हूँ।Main apne ghar ke liye ise khareedna chahti hoon.I want to buy it for my home.
- अमित Amitयह तुम्हारे कमरे में बहुत अच्छा लगेगा।Yeh tumhare kamre mein bahut achha lagega.It will look very good in your room.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “lily” translations and entries कुमुदिनी, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
