káand

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Phalura

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandha, shoulder, upper part of back; trunk of tree, mass (esp. of an army) (masc)).

Pronunciation

Noun

káand m (Perso-Arabic spelling کاند)

  1. shoulder

Inflection

a-decl (Obl, pl): kaná

Alternative forms

References

  • Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “káand”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎, Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “káand”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press