કાંસું
See also: કાંસાં
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (kaṃsa), from Sanskrit કાંસ્ય (kāṃsya, “made of bell-metal”). Doublet of કાંસ્ય (kā̃sya).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkɑ̃.sũ/
- Hyphenation: કાં‧સું
- Rhymes: -ũ
Noun
કાંસું • (kā̃sũ) n
- bell metal, a hard alloy of about four parts of copper to one of tin
- copper, a reddish-brown and malleable metallic element
- Synonym: તાંબું (tā̃bũ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | કાંસું (kā̃sũ) | કાંસાં, કાંસાંઓ (kā̃sā̃, kā̃sā̃o) |
| oblique | કાંસા (kā̃sā) | કાંસાંઓ (kā̃sā̃o) |
| vocative | કાંસા (kā̃sā) | કાંસાંઓ (kā̃sā̃o) |
| instrumental | કાંસે (kā̃se) | કાંસાંએ (kā̃sā̃e) |
| locative | કાંસે (kā̃se) | કાંસે (kā̃se) |
Related terms
- કાંસાં (kā̃sā̃, “cymbals”)
Further reading
- “કાંસું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- “કાંસું”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
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