káṇṭhya mfn. being at or in the throat VS. xxxix, 9 Suśr. ii, 130, 13
• suitable to the throat Suśr
• belonging to the throat, pronounced from the throat, guttural (as sounds
• they are, according to the Prātiśākhyas, a, ā, h, and the Jihvāmūlīya or Visarjanīya
• according to the Comm. on Pāṇ. 1-1, 9, a, ā, k, kh, g, gh, ṅ and h
• according to Vop. also e)
• m. a guttural sound or letter PārGṛ

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William