کنور

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀫𑀸𑀭 (kumāra), from Sanskrit कुमार (kumārá). Doublet of کمار (kumār).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /kʊ̃.ʋəɾ/, /kʊ̃.wəɾ/, /kũː.əɾ/
  • Rhymes: -əɾ
  • Hyphenation: کُن٘‧وَر

Noun

کُن٘وَر • (kũvarm (Hindi spelling कुँवर)

  1. prince; lordship
  2. (endearing) child, son

Declension

Declension of کنور
singular plural
direct کنور (kũvar) کنور (kũvar)
oblique کنور (kũvar) کنوروں (kũvarõ)
vocative کنور (kũvar) کنورو (kũvaro)

Further reading

  • کنور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • کنور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “کنور”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.