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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (kaṇṭaka), from Sanskrit कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑ̃ː.ʈɑː/,
Noun
काँटा • (kā̃ṭā) m (Urdu spelling کانٹا)
- thorn, spike, prick
- fork
- balance, scale
सब्ज़ी काँटे पे रख और वज़न इसपे लिख डाल।- sabzī kā̃ṭe pe rakh aur vazan ispe likh ḍāl.
- Put the vegetables on the balance and write down the weight.
- (figuratively) an obstacle, hurdle
Declension
Declension of काँटा (masc ā-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “काँटा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- “कांटा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काँटा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काँटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaṇṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press