हँसली

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • हंसली (hanslī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit (compare 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀮 (haṃsala, “necklace”)), ultimately from Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hámsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦə̃s.liː/, [ɦɐ̃s.liː]

Noun

हँसली • (hãslī) f (Urdu spelling ہنسلی)

  1. necklace (ornament worn around the neck)
  2. (anatomy) clavicle, collar bone

Declension
Declension of हँसली (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct हँसली
hãslī		 हँसलियाँ
hãsliyā̃
oblique हँसली
hãslī		 हँसलियों
hãsliyõ
vocative हँसली
hãslī		 हँसलियो
hãsliyo

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áṁsa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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