खांदा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘰𑘽𑘟 (khāṃda), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀥 (khaṃdha), from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá). Cognate with Hindi कंधा (kandhā), Nepali काँध (kā̃dh), Bengali কান্ধ (kandho), Assamese কান্ধ (kandho).

Noun

खांदा • (khāndā) m

1. (anatomy) shoulder

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “खांदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खांदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “skandhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press