कलाई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कलाची (kalācī, forearm).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.lɑː.iː/, [kɐ.läː.iː]

Noun

कलाई • (kalāīf (Urdu spelling کلائی)

  1. (anatomy) wrist
    Synonym: पहुँचा (pahũcā)
    इस तरह की घड़ी कलाई पे पहन जाती है।
    is tarah kī ghaṛī kalāī pe pahan jātī hai.
    This kind of watch is worn on the wrist.

Declension

Declension of कलाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct कलाई
kalāī
कलाइयाँ
kalāiyā̃
oblique कलाई
kalāī
कलाइयों
kalāiyõ
vocative कलाई
kalāī
कलाइयो
kalāiyo
  • कलावा (kalāvā, thread worn on the wrist)