🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

पिछली खिड़की

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pichli khirkhi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rear-window/ˈrɪərˌwɪn.doʊ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने गाड़ी की पिछली खिड़की से देखा।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The glass window located at the back of a motor vehicle, enabling the driver to see traffic or objects behind them.

    "He checked his rear-window before backing out of the driveway."
  2. 2

    A window situated at the rear of a building, room, or structure.

    "The cat sat on the sill of the rear-window, watching the garden."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'rear', originating from Old French 'reer' and Latin 'retro' meaning back or behind, and 'window', from Old Norse 'vindauga' meaning wind-eye. The compound noun emerged in the early 20th century with the development of enclosed automobiles to designate the back glass pane providing visibility behind the vehicle.

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