केन्द्र

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Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /keːn.d̪ɾᵊ/,

Noun

केन्द्र • (kendra) m

Alternative spelling of केंद्र (kendra)

Declension

Declension of केन्द्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	केन्द्र kendra	केन्द्र kendra
oblique	केन्द्र kendra	केन्द्रों kendrõ
vocative	केन्द्र kendra	केन्द्रो kendro

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

কেন্দ্ৰ (Assamese script)
ᬓᬾᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
কেন্দ্র (Bengali script)
𑰎𑰸𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀓𑁂𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
ကေန္ဒြ (Burmese script)
કેન્દ્ર (Gujarati script)
ਕੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌕𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
ꦏꦺꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Javanese script)
𑂍𑂵𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
ಕೇನ್ದ್ರ (Kannada script)
កេន្ទ្រ (Khmer script)
ເກນ຺ທ຺ຣ (Lao script)
കേന്ദ്ര (Malayalam script)
ᡬᡝᠨᡩᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘎𑘹𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
ᢉᠧᠨᢑᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦮𑧚𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
𑐎𑐾𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
କେନ୍ଦ୍ର (Odia script)
ꢒꢾꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
𑆑𑆼𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
𑖎𑖸𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
කෙන්‍ද්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
𑩜𑩔𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
𑚊𑚲𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
கேந்த்³ர (Tamil script)
కేన్ద్ర (Telugu script)
เกนฺทฺร (Thai script)
ཀེ་ནྡྲ (Tibetan script)
𑒏𑒹𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
𑨋𑨄𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der.

Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron)bor.

Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron).

Pronunciation

(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkeːn̪.d̪ɾɐ/

Noun

केन्द्र • (kendra) stem, n

centre of a circle
argument of a circle
distance of the first point in a planet's orbit to the fourth, seventh, or tenth point (Sūryas., etc.)
first, fourth, seventh, or tenth lunar mansion (VarBṛ., VarBṛS.)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of केन्द्र (kendra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	केन्द्रम् kendram	केन्द्रे kendre	केन्द्राणि kendrāṇi
Vocative	केन्द्र kendra	केन्द्रे kendre	केन्द्राणि kendrāṇi
Accusative	केन्द्रम् kendram	केन्द्रे kendre	केन्द्राणि kendrāṇi
Instrumental	केन्द्रेण kendreṇa	केन्द्राभ्याम् kendrābhyām	केन्द्रैः kendraiḥ
Dative	केन्द्राय kendrāya	केन्द्राभ्याम् kendrābhyām	केन्द्रेभ्यः kendrebhyaḥ
Ablative	केन्द्रात् kendrāt	केन्द्राभ्याम् kendrābhyām	केन्द्रेभ्यः kendrebhyaḥ
Genitive	केन्द्रस्य kendrasya	केन्द्रयोः kendrayoḥ	केन्द्राणाम् kendrāṇām
Locative	केन्द्रे kendre	केन्द्रयोः kendrayoḥ	केन्द्रेषु kendreṣu

Descendants

→ Assamese: কেন্দ্ৰ (kendro)
→ Bengali: কেন্দ্র (kendro)
→ Burmese: ကိန်း (kin:)
→ Hindi: केंद्र (kendra)
→ Konkani: केंद्र (kendra)
→ Marathi: केंद्र (kendra)
→ Nepali: केन्द्र (kendra)
→ Odia: କେନ୍ଦ୍ର (kendra)
→ Punjabi: ਕੇਂਦਰ (kendar)
→ Tamil: கேந்திரம் (kēntiram)
→ Telugu: కేంద్రము (kēndramu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “केन्द्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0309.

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