किराना

See also: करना, क़ुरान, कराना, करने, and कारन

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रयाणक (krayāṇaka, “goods for sale”) through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀕 (kiāṇaga), from क्री (krī, “to buy”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷreyh₂- (“to buy”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.ɾɑː.nɑː/, [kɪ.ɾäː.näː]

Noun

किराना • (kirānā) m (Urdu spelling کرانا)

1. things sold, groceries, spices

Declension

Declension of किराना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किराना kirānā	किराने kirāne
oblique	किराने kirāne	किरानों kirānõ
vocative	किराने kirāne	किरानो kirāno

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “krayāṇaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किराना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “کرانا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kiɾänä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: किराना

Noun

किराना • (kirānā)

1. miscellaneous goods; grocery