किन्नर
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
किन्नर • (kinnar) m
- (Hinduism) kinnara (divine class of gandharvas who excel at music)
- hijra, eunuch, transgender
- Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)
Usage notes edit
किन्नर (kinnar) is the preferred name of the South Asian hijra community to refer to themselves.
Declension edit
Declension of किन्नर (masc cons-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किन्नर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
किन्नर • (kinnara) stem, m
- Alternative spelling of किंनर (kiṃnara)
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of किन्नर (kinnara) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | किन्नरः kinnaraḥ |
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹ |
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | किन्नर kinnara |
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹ |
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | किन्नरम् kinnaram |
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹ |
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 edit
- → Tamil: கின்னரம் (kiṉṉaram)