कंठ

See also: कोठा and कोठी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कण्ठ (kaṇṭha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəɳʈʰ/, [kɐ̃ɳʈʰ]

Noun

कंठ • (kaṇṭh) m (Urdu spelling کنٹھ)

1. (anatomy) neck
2. (anatomy) throat
3. (anatomy) windpipe
4. (anatomy) larynx
5. (anatomy) Adam's apple
6. voice

Declension

Declension of कंठ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कंठ kaṇṭh	कंठ kaṇṭh
oblique	कंठ kaṇṭh	कंठों kaṇṭhõ
vocative	कंठ kaṇṭh	कंठो kaṇṭho

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कंठ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 721
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कंठ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 110
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कंठ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 153
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “कंठ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 83.