बाँह
Hindi
Alternative forms
- बांह (bā̃h)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀩𑀸𑀳𑀸 (bāhā), from Sanskrit बाहु (bāhu), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus. Cognate with Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢 (bāzu), from which Modern Persian بازو (bâzu) is derived; Ancient Greek πῆχυς (pêkhus, “forearm”) and English bough. Also akin to Old Armenian բազուկ (bazuk), an Iranian borrowing. Doublet of बाज़ू (bāzū) and बाहु (bāhu), a tatsama.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bɑ̃ːɦ/, [bä̃ːʱ]
Noun
बाँह • (bā̃h) f (Urdu spelling بانہہ)
Declension
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बाँह”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बाँह”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāhú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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