kirana
English edit
Etymology edit
From Hindi किराना (kirānā, “groceries, spices”).
Noun edit
kirana (plural kiranas)
- (India) convenience store
- 2016 June 19, “Why the world's wettest place gets thirsty”, in The Times of India[1]:
- It means the 'nine-day rain' in Khasi," says the appropriately named Barisha, as she restocks the shelves at her kirana store.
References edit
- “kirana”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “किराना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kirana”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kirana
Adjective edit
kirana
Further reading edit
- “kirana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.