कगार

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Dasa suggests from Sanskrit काग्र (kāgra, literally “above the water”), from क (ka) +‎ अग्र (agra), but this is phonologically implausible and no cognates are found.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.ɡɑːɾ/, [kɐ.ɡäːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
  • Hyphenation: क‧गार

Noun

कगार • (kagār) f

  1. precipice, cliff face

Declension

Declension of कगार (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कगार
kagār 		कगारें
kagārẽ
oblique कगार
kagār 		कगारों
kagārõ
vocative कगार
kagār 		कगारो
kagāro

Descendants

  • → Bengali: কাগার (kagar)

References

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