खांदा

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘽𑘟 (khāṁda), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀥 (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá). Cognate with Hindi कंधा (kandhā), Nepali काँध (kā̃dha), Bengali কান্ধ (kandh), Assamese কান্ধ (kandho).

Noun

खांदा • (khāndā) m

  1. (anatomy) shoulder

References
  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “खांदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “खांदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “खांदा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “skandhá (13627)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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