ऊनी (oonii)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'woolen' -- made of or relating to wool. Derived from ऊन (oon, 'wool').
Sense 1 : woolen, made of wool
adjective
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Come October-November in Delhi-NCR, you'll hear ऊनी कपड़े निकालो (oonii kapde nikaalo, 'take out the woolens') as families dig sweaters and shawls out of storage boxes when the first cold wave hits -- it's practically a seasonal ritual phrase. The word pairs constantly with कपड़े (kapde, 'clothes'), स्वेटर (svetar, 'sweater'), and शॉल (shol, 'shawl') in everyday winter talk.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect ऊनी (oonii) like a variable adjective (expecting a form like ऊना (oonaa)), but it stays fixed in front of masculine and feminine nouns alike: ऊनी कपड़ा (oonii kapdaa, 'woolen cloth') and ऊनी शॉल (oonii shol, 'woolen shawl') both use the same form. 2) Don't confuse ऊनी (oonii, 'woolen') with ऊँ (oon) or ऊन (oon, 'wool' -- the noun itself); ऊनी is only the adjective form describing material.
Sample Sentences:
सर्दियों में माँ हमेशा ऊनी कपड़े निकालती है। In winter, mom always takes out the woolen clothes.
(sardiyon men maan hameshaa oonii kapde nikaaltii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अब ठंड बढ़ गई है, ऊनी कपड़े निकालो। It's gotten cold now, take out the woolens.
(ab thand badh gaii hai, oonii kapde nikaalo।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उसने ऊनी स्वेटर पहन रखा था। He was wearing a woolen sweater.
(usne oonii svetar pahan rakhaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दादी ने मुझे एक ऊनी शॉल दी। Grandma gave me a woolen shawl.
(daadii ne mujhe ek oonii shol dii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारे पास कोई ऊनी टोपी है? Do you have any woolen cap?
(kyaa tumhaare paas koii oonii topii hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर ठंड इतनी ज़्यादा होती, तो मैं ऊनी कपड़े ज़रूर लाता। If it had been this cold, I would definitely have brought woolen clothes.
(agar thand itnii zyaadaa hotii, to main oonii kapde zaroor laataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
पहाड़ों पर जाते समय ऊनी कपड़े साथ रखने चाहिए। One should keep woolen clothes along while going to the mountains.
(pahaadon par jaate samay oonii kapde saath rakhne chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस दुकान पर सभी प्रकार के ऊनी वस्त्र उपलब्ध हैं। All kinds of woolen garments are available at this shop.
(is dukaan par sabhii prakaar ke oonii vastr uplabdh hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बाज़ार में ऊनी कपड़े महंगे बिक रहे हैं। Woolen clothes are selling expensive in the market.
(baazaar men oonii kapde mahange bik rahe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
सर्दी शुरू होते ही सारे ऊनी कपड़े धोकर सुखाए जाते हैं। As soon as winter begins, all the woolen clothes are washed and dried.
(sardii shuroo hote hii saare oonii kapde dhokar sukhaae jaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: ऊनी (oonii)