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