ऐंठन

Hindi

Etymology

ऐंठना (a͠iṭhnā, “to twist, writhe”) +‎ -अन (-an)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɛ̃ː.ʈʰən/, [ɛ̃ː.ʈʰɐ̃n]

Noun

ऐंठन • (a͠iṭhan) m

1. twist (as of strands)
2. turn, coil (as of rope)
3. tension (as of rope)
4. contortion, spasm, colic

Declension

Declension of ऐंठन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऐंठन a͠iṭhan	ऐंठन a͠iṭhan
oblique	ऐंठन a͠iṭhan	ऐंठनों a͠iṭhanõ
vocative	ऐंठन a͠iṭhan	ऐंठनो a͠iṭhano

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऐंठन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press