कांति

Hindi

Alternative forms

• कान्ति (kānti)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कान्ति (kānti), which derives ultimately from the root कम् (kam).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːn.t̪iː/, [kä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]

Noun

कांति • (kānti) f

1. (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

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कांति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (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.