sandhi
[ suhn-dee ]
/ ˈsʌn di /
noun, plural san·dhis. Linguistics.
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
Origin of sandhi
First recorded in 1800–10,
sandhi is from the Sanskrit word
saṃdhi joining, juncture
Words nearby sandhi
sandfish,
sandfly,
sandfly fever,
sandglass,
sandgrouse,
sandhi,
sandhill crane,
sandhoff's disease,
sandhog,
sandhurst,
sandhya
Example sentences from the Web for sandhi
A sandhi is a combination of incidents whereby the object is attained.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists |R. N. Dutta
British Dictionary definitions for sandhi
sandhi
/ (ˈsændɪ) /
noun plural -dhis
linguistics
modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word
Word Origin for sandhi
from Sanskrit
samdhi a placing together, from
sam together +
dadhāti he puts