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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কাশি (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵᬰᬶ (Balinese script)
- কাশি (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰫𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀰𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ကာၐိ (Burmese script)
- કાશિ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਸ਼ਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴꦯꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰𑂬𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾಶಿ (Kannada script)
- កាឝិ (Khmer script)
- ກາຨິ (Lao script)
- കാശി (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡧᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘫𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᠱᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑧋𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐱𑐶 (Newa script)
- କାଶି (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵꢯꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆯𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖫𑖰 (Siddham script)
- කාශි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛𑩿𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭𑚧𑚮 (Takri script)
- காஶி (Tamil script)
- కాశి (Telugu script)
- กาศิ (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་ཤི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒬𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊𑨮𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From काश् (kāś).
Pronunciation
Noun
काशि • (kāśi) stem, m
- (literary) ‘shining’, the sun
- the clenched hand, fist, handful
Noun
काशि • (kāśi) stem, f
- (literary) 'the splendid’
- fine cotton or silk (from काशि)
Proper noun
काशि • (kāśi) stem, f
- name of a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage (the modern Benares, usually written काशी)