काँसा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (kaṃsa), from Sanskrit कांस्य (kāṃsya, “made of bell-metal”). Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa, “bell-metal”) would yield the same Prakrit term, but other New Indo-Aryan languages point to the long vowel.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑ̃ː.sɑː/, [kä̃ː.s̪äː]

Noun

काँसा • (kā̃sā) m (Urdu spelling کانسا‎)

  1. bronze (metal alloy of copper and tin)

Declension
Declension of काँसा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct काँसा
kā̃sā		 काँसे
kā̃se
oblique काँसे
kā̃se		 काँसों
kā̃sõ
vocative काँसे
kā̃se		 काँसो
kā̃so

Derived terms

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāˊṁsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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