noun
sandhi
Sandhi (noun) means (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
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(linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒धि (saṃdhí, literally “junction; union”). Partial piecewise doublet of synthesis and synth.
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"sandhi" (noun) means (linguistics) A change in sound that happens where words or parts of words meet, caused by neighbouring sounds or by grammar.
