कँगनी
Hindi
Alternative forms
- कंगनी (kaṅgnī)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit [Term?], from Sanskrit कङ्गुनी (kaṅgunī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəŋɡ.niː/, [kɐ̃ŋɡ.niː]
Noun
कँगनी • (kaṅgnī) f (Urdu spelling کنگنی)
- foxtail millet, Setaria italica
- Synonyms: काकनी (kāknī), कौणी (kauṇī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कँगनी kaṅgnī |
कँगनियाँ kaṅgniyā̃ |
| oblique | कँगनी kaṅgnī |
कँगनियों kaṅgniyõ |
| vocative | कँगनी kaṅgnī |
कँगनियो kaṅgniyo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कँगनी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press