कुहनी

See also: कहना, कहने, and कहानी

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀡𑀺 (kuhaṇi), from Sanskrit कफोणि (kaphoṇi), कफणि (kaphaṇi), कुफणि (kuphaṇi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊɦ.niː/, [kɔɦ.n̪iː]

Noun

कुहनी • (kuhnī) f (Urdu spelling کہنی‎)

1. elbow

Declension

Declension of कुहनी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुहनी kuhnī	कुहनियाँ kuhniyā̃
oblique	कुहनी kuhnī	कुहनियों kuhniyõ
vocative	कुहनी kuhnī	कुहनियो kuhniyo

Alternative forms

• कोहनी (kohnī)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “कुहनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 208.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kaphōṇi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press.