काँख

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), from Sanskrit कक्ष (kákṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-o-s, from *koḱs- (“joint, corner”). Cognate with Nepali काख (kākh), Kashmiri کَژھ (kaċh), Assamese কাষ (kax), Bengali কাছ (kach), Magahi 𑂍𑂰𑂀𑂎, and Punjabi ਕੱਛ (kaccha). Doublet of कक्ष (kakṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃ːkʰ/, [kä̃ːkʰ]

Noun

काँख • (kā̃kh) f (Urdu spelling کانکھ)

1. (anatomy) armpit

   Synonym: बग़ल (baġal)

Declension

Declension of काँख (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काँख kā̃kh	काँखें kā̃khẽ
oblique	काँख kā̃kh	काँखों kā̃khõ
vocative	काँख kā̃kh	काँखो kā̃kho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काँख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 184