पेटी (petii)
noun
Mainly a small box/case/trunk (as used for storage or luggage), and by extension a colloquial slang term for 'one lakh rupees' in money-talk. A related but distinct sense refers to the bellows-box of a harmonium.
Sense
1
:
box, case, trunk
noun, feminine
Synonyms: बक्सा (baksaa), संदूक (sandook)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Think of the metal or wooden पेटी (petii) that families keep on the topmost shelf of an almirah, packed with old letters, jewelry, or winter quilts -- it carries a slightly old-fashioned, household warmth that 'box' in English doesn't quite have.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पेटी (petii) with पेट (pet, 'stomach') because of the shared root -- पेटी (petii) is unrelated in everyday meaning and refers to a container, not the body part.
Sample Sentences:
दादी की पुरानी पेटी अब भी अलमारी के ऊपर रखी है।
Grandma's old trunk is still kept on top of the almirah.
(daadii kii puraanii petii ab bhii almaarii ke oopar rakhii hai।)
इस पेटी में माँ के गहने और पुरानी चिट्ठियाँ रखी हैं।
In this box are kept mother's jewelry and old letters.
(is petii men maan ke gahne aur puraanii chitthiyaan rakhii hain।)
सर्दियों की रज़ाइयाँ हम हर साल इस पेटी में बंद कर देते हैं।
We shut the winter quilts away in this trunk every year.
(sardiyon kii razaaiyaan ham har saal is petii men band kar dete hain।)
क्या तुमने वह पेटी खोली जो अटारी से मिली थी?
Did you open that box which was found in the attic?
(kyaa tumne vah petii kholii jo ataarii se milii thii?)
पेटी इतनी भारी है कि उसे दो आदमी मिलकर उठा रहे हैं।
The trunk is so heavy that two men are lifting it together.
(petii itnii bhaarii hai ki use do aadmii milkar uthaa rahe hain।)
पुरानी पेटी को धूप में रख दो ताकि उसमें से सीलन की बदबू चली जाए।
Put the old trunk in the sun so that the musty smell goes away from it.
(puraanii petii ko dhoop men rakh do taaki usmen se siilan kii badboo chalii jaae।)
अगर वह पेटी न होती तो ये पुराने खत कब के खो गए होते।
If that trunk hadn't existed, these old letters would have been lost long ago.
(agar vah petii n hotii to ye puraane khat kab ke kho gae hote।)
शायद वह पेटी अब गोदाम में रखी हो।
Perhaps that trunk is now kept in the warehouse.
(shaayad vah petii ab godaam men rakhii ho।)
मजदूर मेज़ पर रखी लोहे की पेटी नीचे उतार रहे थे।
The laborers were bringing down the iron box kept on the table.
(majdoor mez par rakhii lohe kii petii niiche utaar rahe the।)
इस पेटी को कमरे के कोने में रख दिया जाएगा।
This box will be placed in the corner of the room.
(is petii ko kamre ke kone men rakh diyaa jaaegaa।)
मुझे उम्मीद है कि सामान वाली पेटी सही सलामत पहुँच जाएगी।
I hope that the box with the belongings will arrive safe and sound.
(mujhe ummiid hai ki saamaan vaalii petii sahii salaamat pahunch jaaegii।)
Sense
2
:
one lakh rupees (slang)
noun, feminine Used in casual money-talk, often in business, real estate, or bargaining contexts: दो पेटी (do petii, 'two lakh rupees').
Synonyms: लाख (laakh)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You'll hear this in markets, property deals, or over chai when someone is talking price in hushed, insider tones -- it's the kind of number-slang that signals you're 'in the know,' much like saying 'a grand' for a thousand in English.
Common Mistakes: 1) This slang sense only applies to money contexts -- calling an actual box a पेटी (petii) is completely normal and unrelated to the money slang, so learners shouldn't read financial meaning into every use.
Sample Sentences:
फ्लैट की बयाना राशि दो पेटी है।
The token advance for the flat is two lakh rupees.
(phlait kii bayaanaa raashi do petii hai।)
उसने गाड़ी के लिए पाँच पेटी नकद दे दी।
He paid five lakh rupees in cash for the car.
(usne gaadii ke lie paanch petii nakad de dii।)
दलाल बोला, ऊपर से एक पेटी और लगेगी।
The broker said, one more lakh will be needed on top.
(dalaal bolaa, oopar se ek petii aur lagegii।)
अगर सौदा पक्का हो जाए तो मुझे दस पेटी मिलेगी।
If the deal goes through, I'll get ten lakh.
(agar saudaa pakkaa ho jaae to mujhe das petii milegii।)
यार, इतनी पेटी तो मेरे पास भी नहीं है।
Dude, I don't even have that many lakhs.
(yaar, itnii petii to mere paas bhii nahiin hai।)
पहले पेटी में सौदा हो जाता था, अब भाव बढ़ गए हैं।
Earlier a lakh used to settle the deal, now prices have gone up.
(pahle petii men saudaa ho jaataa thaa, ab bhaav badh gae hain।)
अगर उसके पास तीन पेटी होती, तो वह दुकान खोल लेता।
If he had three lakh rupees, he would have opened a shop.
(agar uske paas tiin petii hotii, to vah dukaan khol letaa।)
इतनी पेटी लेकर मत घूमो, कुछ हो जाएगा।
Don't roam around carrying that many lakhs, something might happen.
(itnii petii lekar mat ghoomo, kuchh ho jaaegaa।)
सुना है ज़मीन का सौदा पचास पेटी में तय हुआ।
I heard the land deal was settled for fifty lakh.
(sunaa hai zamiin kaa saudaa pachaas petii men tay huaa।)
Sense
3
:
bellows of a harmonium
noun, feminine
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: If you've ever watched someone play a harmonium at a bhajan session or in a music class, the हाथ (haath, 'hand') pumping the side is working the पेटी (petii) -- musicians sometimes even call the whole harmonium पेटी (petii) informally, the way English speakers might say 'the box' for a guitar case.
Sample Sentences:
हारमोनियम बजाते समय एक हाथ पेटी चलाता है और दूसरा हाथ सुर बनाता है।
While playing the harmonium, one hand works the bellows and the other hand makes the notes.
(haarmoniyam bajaate samay ek haath petii chalaataa hai aur doosraa haath sur banaataa hai।)
उस्ताद जी ने कहा, पेटी थोड़ी धीरे चलाओ, आवाज़ बहुत तेज़ हो रही है।
The maestro said, pump the bellows a bit slower, the sound is getting too loud.
(ustaad jii ne kahaa, petii thodii dhiire chalaao, aavaaz bahut tez ho rahii hai।)
पेटी की चमड़े की सिलवटें पुरानी होकर फटने लगी हैं।
The leather folds of the bellows have grown old and started tearing.
(petii kii chamde kii silavten puraanii hokar phatne lagii hain।)
अगर पेटी सही से न चले, तो हारमोनियम में हवा ठीक से नहीं भरती।
If the bellows do not move properly, the harmonium does not fill with air correctly.
(agar petii sahii se n chale, to haarmoniyam men havaa thiik se nahiin bhartii।)
भजन गाते हुए बाबा जी की पेटी की आवाज़ पूरे मंदिर में गूँज रही थी।
While singing the bhajan, the sound of Baba ji's bellows was echoing through the whole temple.
(bhajan gaate hue baabaa jii kii petii kii aavaaz poore mandir men goonj rahii thii।)
अगर पेटी में हवा भरी होती, तो यह सुर इतना कमज़ोर न लगता।
If the bellows had been filled with air, this note wouldn't have sounded so weak.
(agar petii men havaa bharii hotii, to yah sur itnaa kamzor n lagtaa।)
पुरानी पेटी को मरम्मत के लिए संगीत की दुकान पर भेजा गया।
The old bellows were sent to the music shop for repair.
(puraanii petii ko marammat ke lie sangiit kii dukaan par bhejaa gayaa।)
क्या तुम मुझे सिखाओगे कि पेटी को सही लय में कैसे चलाएँ?
Will you teach me how to work the bellows in the right rhythm?
(kyaa tum mujhe sikhaaoge ki petii ko sahii lay men kaise chalaaen?)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
पेटी
(petii)
(sg.f.oblique):
पेटी
(petii)
(pl.f.direct):
पेटियाँ
(petiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
पेटियों
(petiyon)