kinnari

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kinnari (plural kinnaris)

  1. (Indian mythology) A female kinnara.
    • 2015 September 24, Ken Johnson, “Review: ‘Philippine Gold: Treasures of Forgotten Kingdoms’”, in New York Times:
      It’s a small sculpture in the form of a bird with the head of a woman, a type of mythical creature known as a kinnari.

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