केसरी

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See also: कसरी, क़ुसूर, कसूर, कैंसर, कुसूर, क़सूर, and केसर

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /keːs.ɾiː/

Etymology 1

From केसर (kesar) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Marathi केशरी (keśrī).

Adjective

केसरी • (kesrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کیسری)

  1. saffron coloured
    Synonyms: केसरिया (kesriyā), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī), भगवा (bhagvā)

Noun

केसरी • (kesrī) f (Urdu spelling کیسری)

  1. saffron (colour/dye)
    Synonyms: केसर (kesar), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān), भगवा (bhagvā)
Declension
Declension of केसरी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct केसरी
kesrī 		केसरियाँ
kesriyā̃
oblique केसरी
kesrī 		केसरियों
kesriyõ
vocative केसरी
kesrī 		केसरियो
kesriyo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit केसरिन् (kesarin) / केशरिन् (keśarin, literally “maned, having a mane”).

Alternative forms

Noun

केसरी • (kesrī) m (Urdu spelling کیسری)

  1. lion
    Synonyms: सिंह (sĩh), शेर (śer)
  2. horse
    Synonyms: घोड़ा (ghoṛā), अश्व (aśva)
  3. citron
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बिजौरा
Declension
Declension of केसरी (masc ī-stem)
singular plural
direct केसरी
kesrī 		केसरी
kesrī
oblique केसरी
kesrī 		केसरियों
kesriyõ
vocative केसरी
kesrī 		केसरियो
kesriyo

Proper noun

केसरी • (kesrī) m

  1. (Hinduism) Kesari (the father of Hanuman)
  2. Kesari dynasty (an Indian dynasty controlling parts of modern-day Odisha, from c. 9th to c. 12th centuries CE)
    Synonym: सोमवंशी (somvañśī)
Declension
Declension of केसरी (sg-only masc ī-stem)
singular
direct केसरी
kesrī
oblique केसरी
kesrī
vocative केसरी
kesrī

References

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