खांदा

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi खांद (khāṃda), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀥 (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha). Cognate to Hindi कंधा (kandhā).

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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