चंद्रकांति

Hindi

Alternative forms

• चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चंद्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चन्द्रकांति (candrakānti)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti). By surface analysis, चंद्र (candra, “moon”) +‎ कांति (kānti, “lustre”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

चंद्रकांति • (candrakānti) f

1. (rare, formal) moonlight

   Synonyms: चंद्रिका (candrikā), चाँदनी (cā̃dnī), ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā)

Declension

Declension of चंद्रकांति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चंद्रकांति candrakānti	चंद्रकांतियाँ candrakāntiyā̃
oblique	चंद्रकांति candrakānti	चंद्रकांतियों candrakāntiyõ
vocative	चंद्रकांति candrakānti	चंद्रकांतियो candrakāntiyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चंद्रकांति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha