Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

From काश् (kāś).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

काशि (kāśi) stemm

  1. (literary) ‘shining’, the sun
  2. the clenched hand, fist, handful

Noun edit

काशि (kāśi) stemf

  1. (literary) 'the splendid’
  2. fine cotton or silk (from काशि)

Proper noun edit

काशि (kāśi) stemf

  1. name of a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage (the modern Benares, usually written काशी)