कांति
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कान्ति (kānti)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कान्ति (kānti), which derives ultimately from the root कन् (kan).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑːn.t̪iː/, [kä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]
Noun
कांति • (kānti) f
- (rare, formal) loveliness, beauty, personal decoration or embellishment, splendour, lustre, gloss
Declension
Declension of कांति (fem i-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कांति kānti |
कांतियाँ kāntiyā̃ |
| oblique | कांति kānti |
कांतियों kāntiyõ |
| vocative | कांति kānti |
कांतियो kāntiyo |
References
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “कांति”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “कांति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “कान्ति”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
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