As a Hindi name
हुण्डी · huṇḍī · s.f.
Bill of exchange; money-order, draft; cheque; bond — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1237
हुंडी · feminine
cheque, bill of exchange; draft; promissory note; hawala (money transfer)
Cited formation "हुण्डी" is हुण्ड + -ई: हुण्ड means "A tiger", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "हुण्डी" is हुण्ड + -ई: हुण्ड means "A tiger", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "हुण्डी" is हुण्ड + -ई: हुण्ड means "A tiger", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit हुण्डिका — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Sanskrit हुण्डिका (huṇḍikā). Cognate with Punjabi ਹੁੰਡੀ (huṇḍī) / ہُنْڈِی (huṇḍī), Sindhi 𑋞𑋣𑋟𑋈𑋢 (huṇḍī) / हुंडी (huṇḍī) / هُنڊِي (huṇḍī), Assamese হুণ্ডী (hundi), Bengali হুন্ডি (hunḍi), Odia ହୁଣ୍ଡି (huṇḍi), Gujarati હૂંડી (hū̃ḍī), Marathi हुंडी (huṇḍī).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
huṇḍikā f. (Pers. هندي) a bill of exchange, bond, Rājat.
assignment or order (for the maintenance of soldiers), ib.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
or a heap or lump of rice (= piṇḍita odanaḥ)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "huṇḍī" is the nominative dual of "huṇḍi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
huṇḍī f. = prec. MW.
huṇḍi m. or f. a heap or lump of rice (= piṇḍita odanaḥ), L.
Alternative readings
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