कीर्तन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit कीर्तन (kīrtana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kiːɾ.t̪ən/, [kiːɾ.t̪ɐ̃n]
Noun
कीर्तन • (kīrtan) m (Urdu spelling کیرتن)
- praise; veneration (of deities)
- (Hinduism) the group singing of bhajans (devotional songs)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कीर्तन kīrtan |
कीर्तन kīrtan |
| oblique | कीर्तन kīrtan |
कीर्तनों kīrtanõ |
| vocative | कीर्तन kīrtan |
कीर्तनो kīrtano |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कीर्तन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press