ˈsandē, ˈsaan-, ˈsän-, -di sometimes ˈsən- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Sanskrit saṁdhi, literally, placing together, from sam together + dadhāti he places — more at sanskrit , do
: modification of the sound of a morpheme (as a word or affix) conditioned by the context in which it is uttered
pronunciation of the as thə in the cow and as thē in the old cow, pronunciation of -ed as d in glazed and as t in paced, occurrence of a in a cow and of an in an old cow, and occurrence of 'll in he'll go and of will in he will if he can are examples of sandhi
— used originally of Sanskrit but now of any language