कण्ठ

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, compare Tulu ಕಂಟೆಲ್ (kaṇṭelŭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

कण्ठ (kaṇṭhá) stemm

  1. (anatomy) throat, neck
  2. the narrowest part of something
  3. (anatomy) voice box
  4. voice
  5. guttural sound

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कण्ठ (kaṇṭhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कण्ठः
kaṇṭháḥ
कण्ठौ / कण्ठा¹
kaṇṭhaú / kaṇṭhā́¹
कण्ठाः / कण्ठासः¹
kaṇṭhā́ḥ / kaṇṭhā́saḥ¹
Vocative कण्ठ
káṇṭha
कण्ठौ / कण्ठा¹
káṇṭhau / káṇṭhā¹
कण्ठाः / कण्ठासः¹
káṇṭhāḥ / káṇṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative कण्ठम्
kaṇṭhám
कण्ठौ / कण्ठा¹
kaṇṭhaú / kaṇṭhā́¹
कण्ठान्
kaṇṭhā́n
Instrumental कण्ठेन
kaṇṭhéna
कण्ठाभ्याम्
kaṇṭhā́bhyām
कण्ठैः / कण्ठेभिः¹
kaṇṭhaíḥ / kaṇṭhébhiḥ¹
Dative कण्ठाय
kaṇṭhā́ya
कण्ठाभ्याम्
kaṇṭhā́bhyām
कण्ठेभ्यः
kaṇṭhébhyaḥ
Ablative कण्ठात्
kaṇṭhā́t
कण्ठाभ्याम्
kaṇṭhā́bhyām
कण्ठेभ्यः
kaṇṭhébhyaḥ
Genitive कण्ठस्य
kaṇṭhásya
कण्ठयोः
kaṇṭháyoḥ
कण्ठानाम्
kaṇṭhā́nām
Locative कण्ठे
kaṇṭhé
कण्ठयोः
kaṇṭháyoḥ
कण्ठेषु
kaṇṭhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: कंठ (kaṇṭh)
  • Kannada: ಕಂಠ (kaṇṭha)
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਠ (kaṇṭh)
  • Telugu: కంఠము (kaṇṭhamu)