আণ্ঠু

Early Assamese

Etymology

From Sanskrit অষ্ঠীৱৎ (aṣṭhīvat), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HaṣṭʰiHwánts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HastčiHwánts. Cognate with Sylheti ꠀꠑꠥ (aṭú), Bengali হাঁটু (hãṭu), Odia ଆଣ୍ଠୁ (āṇṭhu).

Noun

আণ্ঠু (aṇṭhu)

  1. knee
    • Shishu leela:
      আণ্ঠু কাঢ়ি ৰিঙ্গ পাড়ি ফুৰা ব্ৰজ মাঝে।
      সোণাৰ ঘুঙ্গুৰচয় কঙ্কালত বাজে॥
      aṇṭhu kaṛhi riṅgo paṛi phura brojo majhe,
      söṇaro ghuṅgurocoyo koṅkaloto baje.
      Genuflecting (snatching knees), crawling, you roam in Braja,
      The golden ghungurs ring on the waist.

Derived terms

  • আণ্ঠু কাঢ় (aṇṭhu kaṛho)

Descendants

  • Assamese: আঁঠু (ãthu), আণ্ঠু (anthu)
  • Tiwa: আন্থু (anthu)
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