કાંસાં
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (kaṃsa), from Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa, “metal vessel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kansás (“metal”). Cognate with Assamese কাঁহ (kãh) and Odia କଂଶ (kaṁśa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ̃.sɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Hyphenation: કાં‧સાં
Noun
કાંસાં • (kā̃sā̃) n pl
- cymbals
- Synonym: મંજીરા (mañjīrā)
Related terms
- કાંસિયો (kā̃siyo)
- કાંસી (kā̃sī)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaṁsá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “કાંસાં”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.