काँख

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), from Sanskrit कक्ष (kákṣa). Doublet of कक्ष (kakṣ).

Cognates

Cognate with Nepali काख (kākh), Kashmiri کَژھ (kaċh), Assamese কাষ (kax), Bengali কাছ (kach), Magahi 𑂍𑂰𑂀𑂎 (kā̃kh), and Punjabi ਕੱਛ (kaccha).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃ːkʰ/, [kä̃ːkʰ]

Noun

काँख • (kā̃kh) f (Urdu spelling کانکھ)

(anatomy) armpit
Synonym: बग़ल (baġal)

Declension

Declension of *काँख* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	काँख kā̃kh	काँखें kā̃khẽ
oblique	काँख kā̃kh	काँखों kā̃khõ
vocative	काँख kā̃kh	काँखो kā̃kho

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काँख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 184