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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कलाची (kalācī, “forearm”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.lɑː.iː/,
Noun
कलाई • (kalāī) f (Urdu spelling کلائی)
- (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)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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कलाई
kalāī
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कलाइयाँ
kalāiyā̃
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| oblique
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कलाई
kalāī
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कलाइयों
kalāiyõ
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| vocative
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कलाई
kalāī
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कलाइयो
kalāiyo
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- कलावा (kalāvā, “thread worn on the wrist”)