किन्नर

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara).

Pronunciation

Noun

किन्नर (kinnarm

  1. (Hinduism) kinnara (divine class of gandharvas who excel at music)
  2. hijra, eunuch, transgender
    Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)

Usage notes

किन्नर (kinnar) is the preferred name of the South Asian hijra community to refer to themselves.

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Noun

किन्नर (kinnara) stemm

  1. Alternative spelling of किंनर (kiṃnara)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of किन्नर (kinnara)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative किन्नरः
kinnaraḥ
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹
kinnarau / kinnarā¹
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹
kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹
Vocative किन्नर
kinnara
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹
kinnarau / kinnarā¹
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹
kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹
Accusative किन्नरम्
kinnaram
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹
kinnarau / kinnarā¹
किन्नरान्
kinnarān
Instrumental किन्नरेण
kinnareṇa
किन्नराभ्याम्
kinnarābhyām
किन्नरैः / किन्नरेभिः¹
kinnaraiḥ / kinnarebhiḥ¹
Dative किन्नराय
kinnarāya
किन्नराभ्याम्
kinnarābhyām
किन्नरेभ्यः
kinnarebhyaḥ
Ablative किन्नरात्
kinnarāt
किन्नराभ्याम्
kinnarābhyām
किन्नरेभ्यः
kinnarebhyaḥ
Genitive किन्नरस्य
kinnarasya
किन्नरयोः
kinnarayoḥ
किन्नराणाम्
kinnarāṇām
Locative किन्नरे
kinnare
किन्नरयोः
kinnarayoḥ
किन्नरेषु
kinnareṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Tamil: கின்னரம் (kiṉṉaram)