कुहनी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कोहनी (kohnī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀡𑀺 (kuhaṇi), from Sanskrit कफोणि (kaphoṇi), कफणि (kaphaṇi), कुफणि (kuphaṇi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊɦ.niː/, [kɔʱ.niː]
Noun
कुहनी • (kuhnī) f (Urdu spelling کہنی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुहनी kuhnī |
कुहनियाँ kuhniyā̃ |
| oblique | कुहनी kuhnī |
कुहनियों kuhniyõ |
| vocative | कुहनी kuhnī |
कुहनियो kuhniyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुहनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 208
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaphōṇi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press