चंद्रकांति

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti); synchronically analysable as चंद्र (candra, moon) + कांति (kānti, lustre).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪ɾə.kɑːn.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃə̃n̪.d̪ɾə.kä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]

Noun

चंद्रकांति (candrakānti) f

  1. (rare, formal) moonlight
    Synonyms: चंद्रिका (candrikā), चाँदनी (cā̃dnī), ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā)

Declension

Further reading

  • Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , चंद्रकांति”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
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