sandhi

[ suhn-dee ]

noun,plural san·dhis.Linguistics.
  1. morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.

Origin of sandhi

1
First recorded in 1800–10, sandhi is from the Sanskrit word saṃdhi joining, juncture

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sandhi

/ (ˈsændɪ) /


nounplural -dhis
  1. linguistics modification of the form or sound of a word under the influence of an adjacent word

Origin of sandhi

1
from Sanskrit samdhi a placing together, from sam together + dadhāti he puts

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