किन्नर
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɪn.nəɾ/, [kɪ̃n̪.n̪əɾ]
Noun
किन्नर • (kinnar) m
- (Hinduism) kinnara (divine class of gandharvas who excel at music)
- hijra, eunuch, transgender
- Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)
Usage notes
किन्नर (kinnar) is the preferred name of the South Asian hijra community to refer to themselves.
Declension
Declension of किन्नर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | किन्नर kinnar |
किन्नर kinnar |
| oblique | किन्नर kinnar |
किन्नरों kinnarõ |
| vocative | किन्नर kinnar |
किन्नरो kinnaro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “किन्नर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of किन्नर (kinnara) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | किन्नरः kinnaraḥ |
किन्नरौ kinnarau |
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | किन्नर kinnara |
किन्नरौ kinnarau |
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | किन्नरम् kinnaram |
किन्नरौ kinnarau |
किन्नरान् kinnarān |
| Instrumental | किन्नरेण kinnareṇa |
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām |
किन्नरैः / किन्नरेभिः¹ kinnaraiḥ / kinnarebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | किन्नराय kinnarāya |
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām |
किन्नरेभ्यः kinnarebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | किन्नरात् kinnarāt |
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām |
किन्नरेभ्यः kinnarebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | किन्नरस्य kinnarasya |
किन्नरयोः kinnarayoḥ |
किन्नराणाम् kinnarāṇām |
| Locative | किन्नरे kinnare |
किन्नरयोः kinnarayoḥ |
किन्नरेषु kinnareṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → Tamil: கின்னரம் (kiṉṉaram)
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