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handi

/ˈhɑːndi/

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India/ˈɦɑːɳɖi/

handi noun: a deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.

handi: a deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking
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Noun

handi (plural handis)

  1. A deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.

handi meaning in Hindi and Bengali

handi in Hindi

handi
हांडी hāṇḍī

handi in Bengali

handi
হাঁড়ী hãṛi

Forms of handi

pluralhandis

Origin of handi

From Hindustani ہانڈی / हांडी (hāṇḍī).

Phrases with handi

Questions about handi

What does handi mean?
Handi means a deep, narrow-mouthed vessel used in north Indian, Pakistani and Bengali cooking.
What is handi in Hindi?
Handi in Hindi is हांडी (hāṇḍī). See Handi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is handi?
Handi is a noun.
How do you pronounce handi?
Handi is pronounced /ˈhɑːndi/.
What is the plural of handi?
The plural of handi is handis.

Words near handi in the dictionary

  1. handholdless
  2. handholds
  3. handholdy
  4. handhole
  5. handholes
  6. handi
  7. handi wipe
  8. handi wipes
  9. handi-craftsman
  10. handi-craftsmen
  11. handi-wipe

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: handi (page history and authors); हांडी (Hindi) (page history and authors); হাঁড়ী (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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