अवधी (avdhii)
noun/adjective
Refers to the Awadhi language/dialect and, as an adjective, to things belonging to the Awadh region (of which Lucknow is the historic center) -- most familiar to learners through Awadhi cuisine.
Sense
1
:
the Awadhi language
noun, feminine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Awadhi is historically centered on Lucknow and the surrounding Awadh region in eastern Uttar Pradesh; it is one of the major languages behind what is loosely called 'Hindi' in casual speech, alongside Bhojpuri (bhojpurii) and Braj (braj).
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes assume अवधी (avdhii) is just a style of Hindi rather than its own language with a rich literary tradition (Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas (raamachritmaanas) in Awadhi, not standard Hindi).
Sample Sentences:
अवधी अवध क्षेत्र की एक प्रमुख भाषा है।
Awadhi is a major language of the Awadh region.
(avdhii avadh kshetr kii ek pramukh bhaashaa hai।)
तुलसीदास ने रामचरितमानस अवधी में लिखा था।
Tulsidas wrote the Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi.
(tulsiidaas ne raamachritmaanas avdhii men likhaa thaa।)
मेरी दादी घर में अवधी बोलती हैं।
My grandmother speaks Awadhi at home.
(merii daadii ghar men avdhii boltii hain।)
क्या तुम्हें अवधी समझ में आती है?
Do you understand Awadhi?
(kyaa tumhen avdhii samajh men aatii hai?)
अवधी लखनऊ और आसपास के इलाकों में बोली जाती है।
Awadhi is spoken in Lucknow and the surrounding areas.
(avdhii lakhnaoo aur aaspaas ke ilaakon men bolii jaatii hai।)
विश्वविद्यालय में अगले साल से अवधी पढ़ाई जाएगी।
Awadhi will be taught at the university starting next year.
(vishvvidyaalay men agle saal se avdhii padhaaii jaaegii।)
काश मुझे अवधी में इतनी रवानी से बोलना आता।
I wish I could speak Awadhi so fluently.
(kaash mujhe avdhii men itnii ravaanii se bolnaa aataa।)
भाषाविद अवधी, भोजपुरी और ब्रज को हिंदी की बोलियाँ मानते हैं, हालांकि हर एक की अपनी साहित्यिक परंपरा है।
Linguists consider Awadhi, Bhojpuri, and Braj to be dialects of Hindi, though each has its own literary tradition.
(bhaashaavid avdhii, bhojpurii aur braj ko hindii kii boliyaan maante hain, haalaanki har ek kii apnii saahityik parampraa hai।)
अगर तुम्हें अवधी सीखनी है, तो लखनऊ जाकर कुछ महीने रहो।
If you want to learn Awadhi, go live in Lucknow for a few months.
(agar tumhen avdhii siikhnii hai, to lakhnaoo jaakar kuchh mahiine raho।)
शायद यह गाना अवधी में हो, हिंदी में तो नहीं लग रहा।
Maybe this song is in Awadhi -- it doesn't seem like Hindi.
(shaayad yah gaanaa avdhii men ho, hindii men to nahiin lag rahaa।)
Sense
2
:
of or relating to Awadh (region, culture, cuisine)
adjective
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: Most learners meet this word on a restaurant menu: अवधी बिरयानी (avdhii biryaanii, 'Awadhi biryani') or अवधी खाना (avdhii khaanaa, 'Awadhi food') refers to the refined, Nawabi-era cooking style of Lucknow, distinct from Mughlai or Hyderabadi styles.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे अवधी बिरयानी बहुत पसंद है।
I like Awadhi biryani a lot.
(mujhe avdhii biryaanii bahut pasand hai।)
यह रेस्तराँ अपने अवधी खाने के लिए मशहूर है।
This restaurant is famous for its Awadhi food.
(yah restraan apne avdhii khaane ke lie mashahoor hai।)
लखनऊ की अवधी तहज़ीब पूरे भारत में जानी जाती है।
Lucknow's Awadhi culture is known throughout India.
(lakhnaoo kii avdhii tahziib poore bhaarat men jaanii jaatii hai।)
हमने पिछले हफ्ते एक अवधी कबाब बनाने की कोशिश की।
We tried making an Awadhi kebab last week.
(hamne pichhle haphte ek avdhii kabaab banaane kii koshish kii।)
क्या आपने कभी अवधी शैली में पकी दाल खाई है?
Have you ever eaten lentils cooked in the Awadhi style?
(kyaa aapne kabhii avdhii shailii men pakii daal khaaii hai?)
अगर तुम्हें असली अवधी ज़ायका चाहिए, तो लखनऊ जाओ।
If you want the real Awadhi flavor, go to Lucknow.
(agar tumhen aslii avdhii zaaykaa chaahie, to lakhnaoo jaao।)
अवधी वास्तुकला की झलक यहाँ की पुरानी इमारतों में मिलती है।
A glimpse of Awadhi architecture can be found in the old buildings here.
(avdhii vaastuklaa kii jhalak yahaan kii puraanii imaarton men miltii hai।)
काश हमें यहाँ अवधी मिठाइयाँ भी मिल पातीं।
I wish we could get Awadhi sweets here too.
(kaash hamen yahaan avdhii mithaaiyaan bhii mil paatiin।)
अवधी दरबार की शान-ओ-शौकत की कहानियाँ आज भी सुनाई जाती हैं।
Stories of the grandeur of the Awadhi court are still told today.
(avdhii darbaar kii shaan-o-shaukat kii kahaaniyaan aaj bhii sunaaii jaatii hain।)
शायद यह डिश पूरी तरह अवधी परंपरा से न बनी हो।
Perhaps this dish wasn't made entirely according to Awadhi tradition.
(shaayad yah dish poorii tarah avdhii parampraa se n banii ho।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
अवधी
(avdhii)
(sg.f.oblique):
अवधी
(avdhii)
(pl.f.direct):
अवधियाँ
(avdhiyaan)
(pl.f.oblique):
अवधियों
(avdhiyon)
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
अवधी
(avdhii)