कंधा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कन्धा (kandhā) — alternative spelling
Etymology
Inherited without cluster simplification from Prakrit कंध (kaṃdha), खंध (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha, “shoulder”). Compare archaic काँध (kāndh), काँधा (kāndhā). Cognate to Assamese কান্ধ (kandh), Marathi खांदा (khāndā), and Nepali काँध (kā̃dh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /kən.d̪ʱɑː/, [kɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]
Noun
कंधा • (kandhā) m (Urdu spelling کندھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कंधा kandhā |
कंधे kandhe |
| oblique | कंधे kandhe |
कंधों kandhõ |
| vocative | कंधे kandhe |
कंधो kandho |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कंधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “skandhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 785