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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of कुम्हार (kumhār).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊmbʱ.kɑːɾ/,
Noun
कुंभकार • (kumbhkār) m (Urdu spelling کمبھکار)
- potter
- Synonym: कुम्हार (kumhār)
1987, Krishnakant Trivedi, प्राचीन पालि साहित्य में भारतीय समाज , Varanasi: Kishor Vidya Niketan, →OCLC, page 312:रंगाई करने वाला वर्ग जिसे रजक कहा गया है सम्भवतः कुम्भकारों से पृथक् एक दूसरा कलाकार वर्ग था जो कुम्भकारों द्वारा निर्मित खिलौनों का रंगाई का कार्य सम्पन्न करता था।- raṅgāī karne vālā varg jise rajak kahā gayā hai sambhavtaḥ kumbhakārõ se pŕthak ek dūsrā kalākār varg thā jo kumbhakārõ dvārā nirmit khilaunõ kā raṅgāī kā kārya sampann kartā thā.
- The caste of the dyers which was called Rajaka was possibly a different caste from the potters which would do the job of colouring the toys made by potters.
Declension
Declension of कुंभकार (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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कुंभकार
kumbhkār
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कुंभकार
kumbhkār
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| oblique
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कुंभकार
kumbhkār
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कुंभकारों
kumbhkārõ
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| vocative
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कुंभकार
kumbhkār
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कुंभकारो
kumbhkāro
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