किनारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra); see کِنار (kenâr, side; shore) for more on the etymology. Compare Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Marathi किनारा (kinārā), Bengali কিনারা (kinara), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪ.nɑː.ɾɑː/, [kɪ.näː.ɾäː]

Noun

किनारा • (kinārām (Urdu spelling کِنارَہ)

  1. coast, shoreline (of the ocean), rim (of a lake)
    Synonym: तट (taṭ)
  2. bank (of a river)
    Synonym: छोर (chor)
  3. side, edge, limit, fringe

Declension

Declension of किनारा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct किनारा
kinārā
किनारे
kināre
oblique किनारे
kināre
किनारों
kinārõ
vocative किनारे
kināre
किनारो
kināro

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra). Compare Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Hindustani کِنارہ / किनारा (kinārā), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre), Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Bengali কিনারা (kinara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.na.ɾa/

Noun

किनारा • (kinārām

  1. coast, shoreline
    Synonym: तट (taṭ)
  2. bank (of a river)
    Synonym: तीर (tīr)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “किनारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “किनारा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “किनारा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)