काँसा

Hindi

Alternative forms

कांसा (kānsā), कांसी (kānsī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (kaṃsa), from Sanskrit कांस्य (kāṃsya, “made of bell-metal”). Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa, “bell-metal”) would yield the same Prakrit term, but other New Indo-Aryan languages point to the long vowel.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃ː.sɑː/, [kä̃ː.säː]

Noun

काँसा • (kā̃sā) m (Urdu spelling کانسا)

bronze (metal alloy of copper and tin)

Declension

Declension of *काँसा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	काँसा kā̃sā	काँसे kā̃se
oblique	काँसे kā̃se	काँसों kā̃sõ
vocative	काँसे kā̃se	काँसो kā̃so

Derived terms

कसेरा (kaserā)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāˊṁsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāˊṁsya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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