गर्भनाड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit गर्भनाडी (garbhanāḍī). By surface analysis, tatpuruṣa compound of गर्भ (garbh, “womb; embryo”) +‎ नाड़ी (nāṛī, “tube; blood-vessel”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɾbʱ.nɑː.ɽiː/, [ɡɐɾbʱ.näː.ɽiː]

Noun

गर्भनाड़ी • (garbh-nāṛī) f

1. (anatomy) umbilical cord

   Synonyms: धरन (dharan), नाभिनाल (nābhināl), गर्भनाल (garbhanāl), नाभिनाड़ी (nābhināṛī)

Declension

Declension of गर्भनाड़ी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गर्भनाड़ी garbhnāṛī	गर्भनाड़ियाँ garbhnāṛiyā̃
oblique	गर्भनाड़ी garbhnāṛī	गर्भनाड़ियों garbhnāṛiyõ
vocative	गर्भनाड़ी garbhnāṛī	गर्भनाड़ियो garbhnāṛiyo

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गर्भ-नाड़ी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “garbhanāṛī”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha