कुहनी

See also: कहना, कहने, and कहानी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कोहनी (kohnī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀡𑀻 (kuhaṇī), from Sanskrit कफोणि (kaphoṇi), कफणि (kaphaṇi), कुफणि (kuphaṇi).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

कुहनी • (kuhnī) f (Urdu spelling کہنی)

1. (anatomy) elbow

   Synonym: (rare) अरक़ (araq)

Declension

Declension of कुहनी (fem ī-stem)

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

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