हँसली

हँसली

Hindi

Alternative forms

• हंसली (hanslī)

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit (compare 𑀳𑀁𑀲𑀮 (haṃsala, “necklace”)), ultimately from Sanskrit अंस (aṃsa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hámsas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃émsos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦə̃s.liː/

Noun

हँसली • (hãslī) f

1. necklace (ornament worn around the neck)
2. (anatomy) clavicle, collar bone

Declension

Declension of हँसली
	Singular	Plural
Direct	हँसली (hãslī)	हँसलियाँ (hãsliyā̃)
Oblique	हँसली (hãslī)	हँसलियों (hãsliyõ)
Vocative	हँसली (hãslī)	हँसलियो (hãsliyo)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “áṁsa (6)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press