केसरी
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /keːs.ɾiː/
Etymology 1
From केसर (kesar) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Marathi केशरी (keśrī).
Adjective
केसरी • (kesrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کیسری)
Noun
केसरी • (kesrī) f (Urdu spelling کیسری)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | केसरी kesrī |
केसरियाँ kesriyā̃ |
| oblique | केसरी kesrī |
केसरियों kesriyõ |
| vocative | केसरी kesrī |
केसरियो kesriyo |
Derived terms
- केसरिया (kesriyā)
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit केसरिन् (kesarin) / केशरिन् (keśarin, literally “maned, having a mane”).
Alternative forms
- केशरी (keśrī)
Noun
केसरी • (kesrī) m (Urdu spelling کیسری)
- lion
- horse
- citron
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बिजौरा
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | केसरी kesrī |
केसरी kesrī |
| oblique | केसरी kesrī |
केसरियों kesriyõ |
| vocative | केसरी kesrī |
केसरियो kesriyo |
Proper noun
केसरी • (kesrī) m
- (Hinduism) Kesari (the father of Hanuman)
- Kesari dynasty (an Indian dynasty controlling parts of modern-day Odisha, from c. 9th to c. 12th centuries CE)
- Synonym: सोमवंशी (somvañśī)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | केसरी kesrī |
| oblique | केसरी kesrī |
| vocative | केसरी kesrī |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “केसरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1044
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “केसरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 213