कंधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कन्धा (kandhā) — alternative spelling

Etymology

Inherited without cluster simplification from Prakrit कंध (kaṃdha), खंध (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha, “shoulder”). Compare archaic काँध (kāndh), काँधा (kāndhā). Cognate to Assamese কান্ধ (kandh), Marathi खांदा (khāndā), and Nepali काँध (kā̃dh).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kən.d̪ʱɑː/, [kɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

कंधा • (kandhā) m (Urdu spelling کندھا)

1. (anatomy) shoulder

Declension

Declension of कंधा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कंधा kandhā	कंधे kandhe
oblique	कंधे kandhe	कंधों kandhõ
vocative	कंधे kandhe	कंधो kandho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कंधा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “skandhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 785