किंवदंती

Hindi

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit किम् (kim)
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-?
    Sanskrit वद॑ति (vádati)
    Hindi किंवदंती (kimvdantī)

    Borrowed from Sanskrit किम् वदन्ति (kim vadanti, “what do they say?”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪm.ʋə.d̪ən.t̪iː/, [kɪ̃m.wɐ.d̪ɐ̃n̪.t̪iː]

    Noun

    किंवदंती • (kimvadantī) f

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      Synonyms: आख्यान (ākhyān), दंतकथा (dantakthā)

    Declension

    Declension of किंवदंती (fem ī-stem)
    singular plural
    direct किंवदंती
    kimvadantī     		किंवदंतियाँ
    kimvadantiyā̃
    oblique किंवदंती
    kimvadantī     		किंवदंतियों
    kimvadantiyõ
    vocative किंवदंती
    kimvadantī     		किंवदंतियो
    kimvadantiyo

    References

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