ऐंठन

Hindi

Etymology

ऐंठना (aiṇṭhnā, “to twist, writhe”) +‎ -अन (-an)

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɛːɳ.ʈʰən/, [ɛ̃ːɳ.ʈʰə̃n̪]

Noun

ऐंठन • (aiṇṭhan) m

twist (as of strands)
turn, coil (as of rope)
tension (as of rope)
contortion, spasm, colic

Declension

Declension of ऐंठन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऐंठन aiṇṭhan	ऐंठन aiṇṭhan
oblique	ऐंठन aiṇṭhan	ऐंठनों aiṇṭhanõ
vocative	ऐंठन aiṇṭhan	ऐंठनो aiṇṭhano

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ऐंठन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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