कुनबा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀟𑀼𑀁𑀩 (kuḍuṃba)^[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-),^[2] from Sanskrit कुटुम्ब (kuṭumba). Doublet of कुटुंब (kuṭumb).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʊn.bɑː/, [kʊ̃n.bäː]

Noun

कुनबा • (kunbā) m (Urdu spelling کُنبہ)

family
Synonyms: परिवार (parivār), कुटुंब (kuṭumb), ख़ानदान (xāndān)

Declension

Declension of कुनबा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुनबा kunbā	कुनबे kunbe
oblique	कुनबे kunbe	कुनबों kunbõ
vocative	कुनबे kunbe	कुनबो kunbo

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṭumba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुनबा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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