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Hindi
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from कान (kān) + -पुर (-pur, “city”), with the first element descended from the name for the Kanhpuriya dynasty. The ultimate source could be Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa) or कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Compare also the nearby कन्नौज (kannauj, “Kannauj”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
कानपुर • (kānpur) m (Urdu spelling کانپور)
- Kanpur (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Declension
Declension of कानपुर (sg-only masc cons-stem)
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singular
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कानपुर
kānpur
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| oblique
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कानपुर
kānpur
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| vocative
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कानपुर
kānpur
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