कोहनी (kohnii)

noun A concrete body-part noun meaning 'elbow' -- has just this one everyday sense.
Sense 1 : elbow (body part)
noun, feminine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this word in everyday physical-contact situations -- someone jostling you on a crowded DTC bus or metro is likely to say संभल कर (sambhal kar, 'carefully') while nudging past with their कोहनी (kohnii). It is also the word used at the doctor's when describing a fall or an ache: कोहनी में दर्द है (kohnii men dard hai, 'there's pain in the elbow').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse कोहनी (kohnii) with घुटना (ghutnaa, 'knee') since both are joint words learned around the same time -- keep the pairing straight: कोहनी is the arm joint, घुटना is the leg joint. 2) Actions done 'with the elbow' use कोहनी से (kohnii se, 'with the elbow'), not पर (par) or को (ko) -- e.g. कोहनी से मारना (kohnii se maarnaa, 'to hit with the elbow').
Sample Sentences:
मेरी कोहनी में बहुत दर्द हो रहा है। My elbow is hurting a lot.
(merii kohnii men bahut dard ho rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बस में उसने अपनी कोहनी मेरी पसली में मार दी। On the bus, he jabbed his elbow into my ribs.
(bas men usne apnii kohnii merii paslii men maar dii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
गिरते वक्त उसकी कोहनी में चोट लग गई। When she fell, she injured her elbow.
(girte vakt uskii kohnii men chot lag gaii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने पूछा, "कोहनी में दर्द कब से है?" The doctor asked, "Since when has there been pain in the elbow?"
(doktar ne poochhaa, "kohnii men dard kab se hai?")
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेट्रो में भीड़ के बीच वह कोहनी मारते हुए आगे बढ़ रहा था। In the crowded metro, he was pushing forward, jostling with his elbow.
(metro men bhiid ke biich vah kohnii maarte hue aage badh rahaa thaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
संभल कर, तुम्हारी कोहनी मेरी आंख में लग जाएगी। Careful, your elbow is going to hit my eye.
(sambhal kar, tumhaarii kohnii merii aankh men lag jaaegii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
अपनी कोहनियाँ मेज़ पर मत रखो। Don't put your elbows on the table.
(apnii kohniyaan mez par mat rakho।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर वह सीढ़ी से न गिरता तो उसकी कोहनी में चोट न लगती। If he hadn't fallen off the ladder, his elbow wouldn't have been hurt.
(agar vah siidhii se n girtaa to uskii kohnii men chot n lagtii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
बच्चा खेलते-खेलते अपनी कोहनी के बल लेट गया। While playing, the child lay down resting on his elbow.
(bachchaa khelte-khelte apnii kohnii ke bal let gayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
क्रिकेट खेलते समय उसकी कोहनी में मोच आ गई थी। While playing cricket, he had sprained his elbow.
(kriket khelte samay uskii kohnii men moch aa gaii thii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
शायद कोहनी की हड्डी में हल्की दरार आई हो। There might be a slight crack in the elbow bone.
(shaayad kohnii kii haddii men halkii daraar aaii ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): कोहनी (kohnii)
(sg.f.oblique): कोहनी (kohnii)
(pl.f.direct): कोहनियाँ (kohniyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): कोहनियों (kohniyon)