किराँची

Hindi

Alternative forms

• किरांची (kirāñcī)

Etymology

Derived from English caroche or Portuguese carreguem.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.ɾɑ̃ː.t͡ʃiː/, [kɪ.ɾä̃ː.t͡ʃiː]

Noun

किराँची • (kirā̃cī) f (Urdu spelling کِران٘چی)

1. a cart used to carry loads, carriage of goods train
2. bullock cart

Declension

Declension of किराँची (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किराँची kirā̃cī	किराँचियाँ kirā̃ciyā̃
oblique	किराँची kirā̃cī	किराँचियों kirā̃ciyõ
vocative	किराँची kirā̃cī	किराँचियो kirā̃ciyo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किराँची”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 197
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “किराँची”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha