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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra); see کِنار (kenâr, “side; shore”) for more on the etymology. Compare Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Marathi किनारा (kinārā), Bengali কিনারা (kinara), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪ.nɑː.ɾɑː/,
Noun
किनारा • (kinārā) m (Urdu spelling کِنارَہ)
- coast, shoreline (of the ocean), rim (of a lake)
- Synonym: तट (taṭ)
- bank (of a river)
- Synonym: छोर (chor)
- side, edge, limit, fringe
Declension
Declension of किनारा (masc ā-stem)
References
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra). Compare Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Hindustani کِنارہ / किनारा (kinārā), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre), Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Bengali কিনারা (kinara).
Pronunciation
Noun
किनारा • (kinārā) m
- coast, shoreline
- Synonym: तट (taṭ)
- bank (of a river)
- Synonym: तीर (tīr)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “किनारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “किनारा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “किनारा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).