कुहनी (kuhnii)

noun A body-part noun meaning 'elbow' -- straightforward, single-sense word.
Sense 1 : elbow (the body joint)
noun, feminine
Synonyms: कोहनी (kohnii, variant form)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this word in everyday physical contexts -- someone bumping their कुहनी (kuhnii) on a table, or a mother telling a child to keep their elbows off the dining table. It is a purely concrete, physical noun with no idiomatic or figurative baggage in common speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often meet this word spelled as कोहनी (kohnii) in textbooks and get confused seeing कुहनी (kuhnii) elsewhere -- both are the same word, just a vowel variation, and either is understood across Delhi-NCR.
Sample Sentences:
मेरी कुहनी में बहुत दर्द हो रहा है। My elbow hurts a lot.
(merii kuhnii men bahut dard ho rahaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
टेबल पर अपनी कुहनियाँ मत रखो। Don't put your elbows on the table.
(tebal par apnii kuhniyaan mat rakho।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
उसने गलती से मुझे कुहनी मार दी। He accidentally elbowed me.
(usne galtii se mujhe kuhnii maar dii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बच्चा दरवाज़े से टकराकर अपनी कुहनी चोटिल कर बैठा। The child hit the door and hurt his elbow.
(bachchaa darvaaze se takraakar apnii kuhnii chotil kar baithaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने कहा कि मेरी कुहनी की हड्डी में हल्की सी दरार है। The doctor said there is a slight crack in the bone of my elbow.
(doktar ne kahaa ki merii kuhnii kii haddii men halkii sii daraar hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर तुम गिरते, तो तुम्हारी कुहनी ज़रूर टूट जाती। If you had fallen, your elbow would definitely have broken.
(agar tum girte, to tumhaarii kuhnii zaroor toot jaatii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
वह मेज़ पर कुहनी टिकाए बैठा था। He was sitting with his elbow resting on the table.
(vah mez par kuhnii tikaae baithaa thaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मरीज़ की कुहनी का ऑपरेशन कल किया जाएगा। The patient's elbow operation will be done tomorrow.
(mariiz kii kuhnii kaa opreshan kal kiyaa jaaegaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Passive
क्रिकेट खेलते हुए उसकी कुहनी में चोट लग गई। He injured his elbow while playing cricket.
(kriket khelte hue uskii kuhnii men chot lag gaii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
बुज़ुर्गों को अपनी कुहनियों की एक्सरसाइज़ रोज़ करनी चाहिए। Elderly people should exercise their elbows daily.
(buzurgon ko apnii kuhniyon kii eksarsaaiz roz karnii chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct): कुहनी (kuhnii)
(sg.f.oblique): कुहनी (kuhnii)
(pl.f.direct): कुहनियाँ (kuhniyaan)
(pl.f.oblique): कुहनियों (kuhniyon)