कपि

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

कपि m

  1. Devanagari script form of kapi (monkey)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Most likely originating from Proto-Indo-European *kwepɛí. It is a Wanderwort, Compare Hebrew קוֹף (qōf), Akkadian uqūpu, Egyptian gfj, Middle Persian (kpyk' /⁠kabīg⁠/), Ancient Greek κῆπος (kêpos, long-tailed monkey), and Proto-Germanic *apô (ape, monkey).

Pronunciation

Noun

कपि (kapí) stemm

  1. ape, monkey
  2. elephant
  3. Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)
  4. a species of the Indian beech tree
  5. frankincense
  6. sun
  7. proper name of men
  8. epithet of Vishnu or Krishna

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of कपि
singular dual plural
nominative कपिः (kapiḥ) कपी (kapī) कपयः (kapayaḥ)
accusative कपिम् (kapim) कपी (kapī) कपीन् (kapīn)
instrumental कपिना (kapinā)
कप्या¹ (kapyā¹)
कपिभ्याम् (kapibhyām) कपिभिः (kapibhiḥ)
dative कपये (kapaye) कपिभ्याम् (kapibhyām) कपिभ्यः (kapibhyaḥ)
ablative कपेः (kapeḥ)
कप्यः¹ (kapyaḥ¹)
कपिभ्याम् (kapibhyām) कपिभ्यः (kapibhyaḥ)
genitive कपेः (kapeḥ)
कप्यः¹ (kapyaḥ¹)
कप्योः (kapyoḥ) कपीनाम् (kapīnām)
locative कपौ (kapau)
कपा¹ (kapā¹)
कप्योः (kapyoḥ) कपिषु (kapiṣu)
vocative कपे (kape) कपी (kapī) कपयः (kapayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: kapi
  • Kannada: ಕಪಿ (kapi)
  • Marathi: कपि (kapi)
  • Tulu: ಕಪಿ (kapi)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “kapi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.