चंद्रकांति
Hindi
Alternative forms
- चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चंद्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चन्द्रकांति (candrakānti)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti). By surface analysis, चंद्र (candra, “moon”) + कांति (kānti, “lustre”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪ɾə.kɑːn.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾɐ.kä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]
Noun
चंद्रकांति • (candrakānti) f
- (rare, formal) moonlight
- Synonyms: चंद्रिका (candrikā), चाँदनी (cā̃dnī), ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चंद्रकांति candrakānti |
चंद्रकांतियाँ candrakāntiyā̃ |
| oblique | चंद्रकांति candrakānti |
चंद्रकांतियों candrakāntiyõ |
| vocative | चंद्रकांति candrakānti |
चंद्रकांतियो candrakāntiyo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चंद्रकांति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha