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- [suhn-dee]
- /ˈsʌn di/
- /sˈandhaɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhn-dee]
- /ˈsʌn di/
Definitions of sandhi word
- noun plural sandhi morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you. 1
- noun sandhi modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word 0
- noun sandhi modification of the sound of a morpheme in a given linguistic context (Ex.: the pronunciation of the in “the man” and in “the old man” or of am as ('m) in “I am glad”) 0
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Origin of sandhi
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10, sandhi is from the Sanskrit word saṃdhi joining, juncture
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Parts of speech for Sandhi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sandhi popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sandhi usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with sandhi
- what is sandhi in hindi?
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