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 (kôṁśô).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ̃.sɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃
• Hyphenation: કાં‧સાં

Noun

કાંસાં • (kā̃sā̃) n pl

1. 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.