हँसली
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हंसली (hanslī), हँसुली (hãsulī), हंसुली (hansulī)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀲𑀮𑀕 (aṃsalaga, “shoulder”), 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀮 (haṃsala, “necklace”), from Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hámsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦə̃s.liː/, [ɦɐ̃s.liː]
Noun
हँसली • (hãslī) f (Urdu spelling ہنسلی)
- necklace (ornament worn around the neck)
- (anatomy) clavicle, collar bone
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हँसली hãslī |
हँसलियाँ hãsliyā̃ |
| oblique | हँसली hãslī |
हँसलियों hãsliyõ |
| vocative | हँसली hãslī |
हँसलियो hãsliyo |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṁsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “हँसुली”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press