वाराणसी

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाराणसी (vārāṇasī). Doublet of बनारस (banāras).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑːɳ.siː/,

Proper noun

वाराणसी (vārāṇsīf (Urdu spelling وارانسی)

  1. Varanasi, Benares (a city in India)
    Synonym: बनारस (banāras)

Declension

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

वाराणसी (vārāṇasī) stemf

  1. Varanasi (a metropolis in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
  2. The ancient capital of Kāśī Kingdom

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of वाराणसी (vārāṇasī)
Singular
Nominative वाराणसी
vārāṇasī
Vocative वाराणसि
vārāṇasi
Accusative वाराणसीम्
vārāṇasīm
Instrumental वाराणस्या
vārāṇasyā
Dative वाराणस्यै
vārāṇasyai
Ablative वाराणस्याः
vārāṇasyāḥ
Genitive वाराणस्याः
vārāṇasyāḥ
Locative वाराणस्याम्
vārāṇasyām