कलाई

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कलाची (kalācī, “forearm”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.lɑː.iː/, [kɐ.läː.iː]

Noun

कलाई • (kalāī) f (Urdu spelling کلائی)

1. (anatomy) wrist

   Synonym: पहुँचा (pahũcā)

   इस तरह की घड़ी कलाई पे पहन जाती है।

   is tarah kī ghaṛī kalāī pe pahan jātī hai.

   This kind of watch is worn on the wrist.

Declension

Declension of कलाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कलाई kalāī	कलाइयाँ kalāiyā̃
oblique	कलाई kalāī	कलाइयों kalāiyõ
vocative	कलाई kalāī	कलाइयो kalāiyo

Related terms

• कलावा (kalāvā, “thread worn on the wrist”)