लकड़ी (lakdii)

noun A single-sense everyday noun: wood/timber as material, or a piece/stick of wood.
Sense 1 : wood, timber (material or a piece of it)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: काठ (kaath, less common, mainly in fixed phrases), इमारती लकड़ी (imaartii lakdii, timber specifically for construction)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: In most North Indian homes and villages, लकड़ी (lakdii) immediately evokes firewood for the chulha (choolhaa) or fuel for a havan (havan), not polished furniture wood -- that distinction matters less in Hindi than in English, where 'wood' and 'timber' can feel separate. If you want to be specific about furniture-grade wood, इमारती लकड़ी (imaartii lakdii) or सागौन (saagaun, teak) are common follow-ups in conversation.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use लकड़ी (lakdii) when they mean a single 'stick' in the sense of a rod or cane -- for a walking stick or beating stick, लकड़ी (lakdii) works, but for a matchstick or small twig, learners should still say लकड़ी (lakdii) rather than reaching for an English loanword like 'stick', since Hindi does not distinguish these with separate words the way English does. 2) Note the gender is feminine even though it refers to a common household material -- learners used to thinking of 'wood' as a neutral mass noun often default to masculine adjective agreement by mistake, e.g. saying सूखा लकड़ी (sookhaa lakdii) instead of सूखी लकड़ी (sookhii lakdii).
Sample Sentences:
गाँव में औरतें जंगल से लकड़ी लाती हैं। In the village, women bring wood from the forest.
(gaanv men aurten jangal se lakdii laatii hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
चूल्हे के लिए लकड़ी ला दो। Bring some wood for the stove.
(choolhe ke lie lakdii laa do।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
बारिश की वजह से लकड़ी भीग गई है। The wood has gotten wet because of the rain.
(baarish kii vajah se lakdii bhiig gaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
यह मेज़ अच्छी लकड़ी से बनी है। This table is made of good wood.
(yah mez achchhii lakdii se banii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
अगर लकड़ी सूखी होती तो जल्दी जल जाती। If the wood were dry, it would burn quickly.
(agar lakdii sookhii hotii to jaldii jal jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
मिस्त्री ने कुर्सी बनाने के लिए लकड़ी खरीदी। The carpenter bought wood to make a chair.
(mistrii ne kursii banaane ke lie lakdii khariidii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सर्दियों में हम रोज़ लकड़ी जलाते हैं। In winter, we burn wood every day.
(sardiyon men ham roz lakdii jalaate hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
शायद बाज़ार में सस्ती लकड़ी मिल जाए। Maybe cheap wood will be available in the market.
(shaayad baazaar men sastii lakdii mil jaae।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
हवन के लिए पवित्र लकड़ी इस्तेमाल की जाती है। Sacred wood is used for the havan ritual.
(havan ke lie pavitr lakdii istemaal kii jaatii hai।)
Register: Devotional -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
इस पुराने मकान की छत लकड़ी की बनी थी। The roof of this old house was made of wood.
(is puraane makaan kii chhat lakdii kii banii thii।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
कल तक सारी लकड़ी काट ली जाएगी। All the wood will have been cut by tomorrow.
(kal tak saarii lakdii kaat lii jaaegii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): लकड़ी (lakdii)
(sg.f.oblique): लकड़ी (lakdii)
(pl.f.direct): लकड़ियाँ (lakdiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): लकड़ियों (lakdiyon)