किन्नर

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɪn.nəɾ/, [kɪ̃n.nɐɾ]

Noun

किन्नर • (kinnar) m

1. (Hinduism) kinnara (divine class of gandharvas who excel at music)
2. hijra, eunuch, transgender

   Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)

Usage notes

किन्नर (kinnar) is the preferred name of the South Asian hijra community to refer to themselves.

Declension

Declension of किन्नर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किन्नर kinnar	किन्नर kinnar
oblique	किन्नर kinnar	किन्नरों kinnarõ
vocative	किन्नर kinnar	किन्नरो kinnaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किन्नर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kin.nɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkin̪.n̪ɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

किन्नर • (kinnara) stem, m

1. Alternative spelling of किंनर (kiṃnara)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of किन्नर (kinnara)
	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	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Tamil: கின்னரம் (kiṉṉaram)