अँगूठी (angoothii)

noun A single, straightforward sense: the small ring worn on a finger, distinct from its cousin अंगूठा (angoothaa, 'thumb').
Sense 1 : finger ring
noun, feminine
Synonyms: मुद्रिका (mudrikaa, literary)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In Delhi households, अँगूठी (angoothii) often comes up around engagements -- सगाई की अँगूठी (sagaaii kii angoothii, 'engagement ring') -- or in conversations about lucky gemstones, since many people wear a रत्न (ratn, 'gemstone') ring recommended by an astrologer for a specific planet's blessing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Don't confuse with अंगूठा (angoothaa, 'thumb') -- the two words look and sound similar but the nasalization (chandrabindu) and the meaning are different. 2) The verb of choice is पहनना (pahannaa, 'to wear'), as in अँगूठी पहनना (angoothii pahannaa, 'to wear a ring') -- learners sometimes reach for लगाना (lagaanaa) by analogy with other accessories, which sounds off here.
Sample Sentences:
उसने अपनी अँगूठी उतार कर मेज़ पर रख दी। She took off her ring and put it on the table.
(usne apnii angoothii utaar kar mez par rakh dii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
यह सगाई की अँगूठी मेरी दादी की थी। This engagement ring belonged to my grandmother.
(yah sagaaii kii angoothii merii daadii kii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पंडित जी ने उसे मंगल के लिए मूंगे की अँगूठी पहनने को कहा। The astrologer told him to wear a coral ring for Mars.
(pandit jii ne use mangal ke lie moonge kii angoothii pahanne ko kahaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम रोज़ यह अँगूठी पहनते हो? Do you wear this ring every day?
(kyaa tum roz yah angoothii pahante ho?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अँगूठी उँगली में इतनी टाइट है कि उतर ही नहीं रही। The ring is so tight on the finger that it just won't come off.
(angoothii unglii men itnii taait hai ki utar hii nahiin rahii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरे पास पैसे होते तो मैं तुम्हें हीरे की अँगूठी दिलाता। If I had the money, I would have gotten you a diamond ring.
(agar mere paas paise hote to main tumhen hiire kii angoothii dilaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
कृपया अपनी अँगूठी संभाल कर रखिए, यह बहुत कीमती है। Please keep your ring safe, it is very precious.
(kripyaa apnii angoothii sambhaal kar rakhie, yah bahut kiimtii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शादी की रस्मों में दूल्हे और दुल्हन दोनों को अँगूठी पहनाई जाती है। In the wedding rituals, both the groom and the bride are made to wear rings.
(shaadii kii rasmon men doolhe aur dulhan donon ko angoothii pahnaaii jaatii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
शायद यह अँगूठी सोने की न होकर सिर्फ़ नकली हो। Perhaps this ring is not gold but just artificial.
(shaayad yah angoothii sone kii n hokar sirf naklii ho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसने घुटनों के बल बैठकर जेब से अँगूठी निकाली और प्रपोज़ किया। He got down on his knees, took out the ring from his pocket, and proposed.
(usne ghutnon ke bal baithkar jeb se angoothii nikaalii aur prapoz kiyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
जौहरी अँगूठी में नगीना जड़ रहा है। The jeweler is setting a stone into the ring.
(jauhrii angoothii men nagiinaa jad rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): अँगूठी (angoothii)
(sg.f.oblique): अँगूठी (angoothii)
(pl.f.direct): अँगूठियाँ (angoothiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): अँगूठियों (angoothiyon)