McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7

Vocabulary

और

aur — And; also; used to connect words or clauses.

मेरी

merī — My; first-person singular feminine possessive pronoun.

पिंजरे

piṃjare — Cage; an enclosure for birds or animals.

के

ke — Of; postposition indicating possession or relation.

पास

pās — Near; close to; in the vicinity of.

खड़ी

khaṛī — Standing; being upright in a stationary position.

होंगी

hoṃgī — Will be; future tense feminine plural of 'honā'.

पक्षी

pakṣī — Bird; a feathered winged animal.

गाएगा

gāegā — Will sing; future tense masculine singular of 'gānā'.

तालाब

tālāb — Pond; a small body of still water.

पेड़

peṛ — Tree; a large perennial woody plant.

में

meṃ — In; inside; postposition indicating location within.

हैं

haiṃ — Are; present tense plural form of 'honā'.

क्या

kyā — What; also used to form yes/no questions.

आप

āp — You; formal second-person singular or plural pronoun.

उन्हें

unheṃ — Them; oblique form of the third-person plural pronoun.

देख

dekh — See; look at; stem of verb 'dekhnā'.

सकते

sakte — Can; able to; masculine plural form of ability verb.

हाँ

hāṃ — Yes; affirmative response or agreement.

उनमें

unameṃ — Among them; in them; locative form of 've'.

से

se — From; with; by; a versatile Hindi postposition.

पाँच

pāṃc — Five; the cardinal number 5.

एक

ek — One; the cardinal number 1; also meaning 'a/an'.

घोंसले

ghoṃsale — Nests; plural of nest, bird's dwelling place.

किसी

kisī — Anyone's; someone's; indefinite pronoun in oblique case.

का

kā — Of; possessive postposition masculine singular form.

घोंसला

ghoṃslā — Nest; a bird's home built from twigs.

नहीं

nahīṃ — No; not; negation word used in sentences.

लूटेगा

lūṭegā — Will rob/plunder; future tense of 'lūṭnā'.

वह

vah — He/she/it; third-person singular pronoun (distal).

ऐसा

aisā — Such; like this; of this kind or manner.

करने

karne — To do; oblique infinitive form of 'karnā'.

लिए

lie — For; for the purpose of; postposition of purpose.

बहुत

bahut — Very; much; a lot; indicates high degree.

दयालु

dayālu — Kind; compassionate; having a merciful nature.

है

hai — Is; present tense singular form of 'honā'.

बत्तखों

battakhoṃ — Ducks; oblique plural of 'battakh' (duck).

को

ko — To; for; postposition marking indirect object or recipient.

खाना

khānā — Food; meal; also the verb 'to eat'.

खिलाएगी

khilāegī — Will feed; future tense feminine of 'khilānā'.

नई

naī — New; fresh; recently made or obtained (feminine).

पोशाक

pośāk — Dress; outfit; a garment or set of clothes.

यह

yah — This; it; proximate third-person singular pronoun.

कौन

kaun — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.

सा

sā — Like; similar to; a comparative particle.

उल्लू

ullū — Owl; a nocturnal bird with large eyes.

इसकी

iskī — Its; this one's; feminine possessive of 'yah'.

कितनी

kitnī — How many/much; interrogative of quantity (feminine).

बड़ी

baṛī — Big; large; great; feminine adjective of size.

आँखें

āṃkheṃ — Eyes; plural of 'āṃkh', the organ of sight.

लेकिन

lekin — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast.

दिन

din — Day; daytime; a 24-hour period.

अच्छी

acchī — Good; well; fine; feminine form of 'acchā'.

तरह

tarah — Way; manner; method; style of doing something.

सकता

saktā — Can; able to; masculine singular form of ability.

रात

rāt — Night; the dark hours after sunset.

सबसे

sabse — Most; the best of all; superlative marker.

अच्छा

acchā — Good; nice; fine; masculine singular adjective.

पालतू

pāltū — Domestic; tame; kept as a pet animal.

गर्म

garm — Warm; hot; having a high temperature.

गायें

gāyeṃ — Cows; plural of 'gāy', a female bovine.

बड़े

baṛe — Big; large; tall; masculine plural adjective of size.

की

kī — Of; possessive postposition feminine singular form.

छाया

chāyā — Shadow; shade; darkness cast by an object.

वे

ve — They; third-person plural pronoun (also formal 'he/she').

घास

ghās — Grass; green ground cover eaten by cattle.

खाती

khātī — Eat; present habitual feminine plural of 'khānā'.

हमारी

hamārī — Our; first-person plural possessive pronoun (feminine).

भागती

bhāgtī — Runs away; flees; feminine habitual present of 'bhāgnā'.

तबेले

tabele — Stable; a shelter or barn where cattle live.

आती

ātī — Comes; arrives; feminine habitual present of 'ānā'.

सूरज

sūraj — Sun; the star at the centre of our solar system.

जल्द

jald — Soon; quickly; in a short time.

ही

hī — Only; just; emphatic particle adding stress to a word.

अस्त

ast — Set; to set (of the sun); going below horizon.

होगा

hogā — Will be; future tense masculine singular of 'honā'.

ओर

or — Direction; side; towards a particular side.

जा

jā — Go; imperative or stem form of 'jānā'.

रही

rahī — Is/was going on; feminine continuous auxiliary of 'rahnā'.

बूढ़ी

būṛhī — Old; aged; elderly (feminine adjective).

गाय

gāy — Cow; a domesticated female bovine animal.

गले

gale — Neck/throat; oblique form of 'galā'.

घंटी

ghaṃṭī — Bell; a small bell that rings when struck.

हमारे

hamāre — Our; first-person plural possessive (masculine oblique form).

कुत्ते

kutte — Dog; oblique/plural form of 'kuttā'.

देखती

dekhtī — Sees; watches; feminine habitual present of 'dekhnā'.

भागेगी

bhāgegī — Will run away; future tense feminine of 'bhāgnā'.

हमारा

hamārā — Our; ours; first-person plural masculine possessive pronoun.

कुत्ता

kuttā — Dog; a domesticated canine kept as a pet.

गायों

gāyoṃ — Cows; oblique plural of 'gāy' used with postpositions.

प्रति

prati — Towards; per; regarding; a Sanskrit-origin postposition.