कन्या

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-. Doublet of कनीज़ (kanīz).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kən.jɑː/, [kə̃n̪.jäː]

Noun[edit]

कन्या (kanyāf (Urdu spelling کنیا‎)

  1. girl
    Synonym: लड़की (laṛkī)
  2. virgin
    Synonyms: कुँआरी (kũārī), कुमारी (kumārī)
  3. daughter
    Synonyms: (rare) दुख़्तर (duxtar), पुत्री (putrī), बेटी (beṭī)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

कन्या (kanyāf (Urdu spelling کنیا‎)

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Virgo

References[edit]

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-. Compare Old Marathi 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (kanyā).

Noun[edit]

कन्या (kanyāf

  1. girl
    Synonym: मुलगी (mulgī)
  2. daughter
    Synonyms: मुलगी (mulgī), लेक (lek)
  3. (astronomy) The constellation Virgo
  4. (astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo
  5. virgin
    Synonym: कुमारी (kumārī)

Declension[edit]

Declension of कन्या (kanyā)
direct
singular
कन्या
kanyā
direct
plural
कन्या
kanyā
singular plural
nominative कन्या
kanyā
कन्या
kanyā
oblique कन्ये-
kanye-
कन्यां-
kanyāN-
dative कन्येला
kanyelā
कन्यांना
kanyāNnā
ergative कन्येने
kanyene
कन्यांनी
kanyāNni
instrumental कन्येशी
kanyeśi
कन्यांशी
kanyāNśi
locative कन्येत
kanyet
कन्यांत
kanyāNt
vocative कन्ये
kanye
कन्यांनो
kanyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of कन्या
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject कन्येचा
kanyeċā
कन्येचे
kanyece
कन्येची
kanyeci
कन्येच्या
kanyeca
कन्येचे, कन्येचं
kanyece, kanyeċa
कन्येची
kanyeci
कन्येच्या
kanyeca
plural subject कन्यांचा
kanyāNċā
कन्यांचे
kanyāNce
कन्यांची
kanyāNci
कन्यांच्या
kanyāNca
कन्यांचे, कन्यांचं
kanyāNce, kanyāNċa
कन्यांची
kanyāNci
कन्यांच्या
kanyāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) वृषभ (vruṣabh) मिथुन (mithun) कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha) कन्या (kanyā) तूळ (tūḷ) वृश्चिक (vruścik)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makar) कुंभ (kumbha) मीन (mīn)

References[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कन्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कन्या”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Nepali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sanskrit कन्या (kanyā).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

कन्या (kanyāf

  1. girl
    Synonym: केटी (keṭī)
  2. virgin
    Synonym: कुमारी (kumārī)
  3. (astronomy) The constellation Virgo
  4. (astrology) A virgo

See also[edit]

Zodiac signs in Nepali · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) वृष (vr̥ṣ) मिथुन (mithun) कर्कट (karkaṭ)
सिंह (siṅha) कन्या (kanyā) तुला (tulā) वृश्चिक (vr̥ścik)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makar) कुम्भ (kumbha) मीन (mīn)

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (maiden, virgin, unmarried girl), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (new, fresh) (whence also कनीन (kanī́na, young, youthful)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁(kaniiā, maiden), Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/) (whence Persian کنیز(kaniz)), Latin re-cēns (recent; fresh; young), Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, new).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

कन्या (kanyā̀f (metrical Vedic kaníyā)

  1. maiden, virgin, unmarried girl
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.58.09:
      क॒न्या॑ इव वह॒तुमेत॒वा उ॑ अ॒ञ्ज्य॑ञ्जा॒ना अ॒भि चा॑कशीमि ।
      kanyā iva vahatumetavā u añjyañjānā abhi cākaśīmi .
      As maidens dock themselves with gay adornment to join the bridal feast, I now behold them.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
  2. a daughter
  3. (astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo
  4. the female of any animal
  5. name of Durga
  6. (botany) name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir
  7. Aloe perfoliata; rubble aloe, mitre aloe
  8. name of several other plants
  9. (prosody) name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)

Declension[edit]

Feminine ā-stem declension of कन्या (kanyā̀)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कन्या
kanyā̀
कन्ये
kanyè
कन्याः
kanyā̀ḥ
Vocative कन्ये
kánye
कन्ये
kánye
कन्याः
kányāḥ
Accusative कन्याम्
kanyā̀m
कन्ये
kanyè
कन्याः
kanyā̀ḥ
Instrumental कन्यया / कन्या¹
kanyàyā / kanyā̀¹
कन्याभ्याम्
kanyā̀bhyām
कन्याभिः
kanyā̀bhiḥ
Dative कन्यायै
kanyā̀yai
कन्याभ्याम्
kanyā̀bhyām
कन्याभ्यः
kanyā̀bhyaḥ
Ablative कन्यायाः
kanyā̀yāḥ
कन्याभ्याम्
kanyā̀bhyām
कन्याभ्यः
kanyā̀bhyaḥ
Genitive कन्यायाः
kanyā̀yāḥ
कन्ययोः
kanyàyoḥ
कन्यानाम्
kanyā̀nām
Locative कन्यायाम्
kanyā̀yām
कन्ययोः
kanyàyoḥ
कन्यासु
kanyā̀su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

See also[edit]

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa) ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) मिथुन (mithuna) कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha) कन्या (kanyā) तुला (tulā) वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makara) कुम्भ (kumbha) मीन (mīna)

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