कन्या
Hindi[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- कनिया (kaniyā)
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]
Noun[edit]
कन्या • (kanyā) f (Urdu spelling کنیا)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- कन्यादान (kanyādān)
Proper noun[edit]
कन्या • (kanyā) f (Urdu spelling کنیا)
References[edit]
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कन्या”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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 • (kanyā) f
- girl
- Synonym: मुलगी (mulgī)
- daughter
- (astronomy) The constellation Virgo
- (astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo
- virgin
- Synonym: कुमारी (kumārī)
Declension[edit]
Declension of कन्या (kanyā) | |||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. |
Derived terms[edit]
- कन्यादान (kanyādān)
See also[edit]
Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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मेष (meṣ) | वृषभ (vruṣabh) | मिथुन (mithun) | कर्क (karka) | ||||||||
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सिंह (siuha) | कन्या (kanyā) | तूळ (tūḷ) | वृश्चिक (vruścik) | ||||||||
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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 • (kanyā) f
- girl
- Synonym: केटी (keṭī)
- virgin
- Synonym: कुमारी (kumārī)
- (astronomy) The constellation Virgo
- (astrology) A virgo
See also[edit]
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मेष (meṣ) | वृष (vr̥ṣ) | मिथुन (mithun) | कर्कट (karkaṭ) | ||||||||
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सिंह (siṅha) | कन्या (kanyā) | तुला (tulā) | वृश्चिक (vr̥ścik) | ||||||||
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धनु (dhanu) | मकर (makar) | कुम्भ (kumbha) | मीन (mīn) |
Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- কন্যা (Assamese script)
- কন্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- કન્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਨੑਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦏꦤꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- កន្យា (Khmer script)
- ಕನ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- ກນ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- കന്യാ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᠨᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᡬᠠᠨᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- ကနျာ (Burmese script)
- 𑦮𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- କନ୍ଯା (Oriya script)
- ꢒꢥ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කන්යා (Sinhalese script)
- కన్యా (Telugu script)
- กนฺยา (Thai script)
- ཀ་ནྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
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 • (kanyā̀) f (metrical Vedic kaníyā)
- maiden, virgin, unmarried girl
- a daughter
- (astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo
- the female of any animal
- name of Durga
- (botany) name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir
- Aloe perfoliata; rubble aloe, mitre aloe
- name of several other plants
- (prosody) name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)
Declension[edit]
Feminine ā-stem declension of कन्या (kanyā̀) | |||
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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 |
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Derived terms[edit]
- अकन्या (ákanyā)
- कन्याग्रहण (kanyāgrahaṇa, “taking a girl in marriage”)
- कन्याट (kanyāṭa, “following after young girls”)
- कन्यात्व (kanyātva, “virginity”)
- कन्यादातृ (kanyādātṛ, “man who gives a daughter in marriage”)
- कन्यादान (kanyādāna, “bestowal of a daughter in marriage”)
- कन्याभर्तृ (kanyābhartṛ, “a daughter's husband, son-in-law”)
- कन्याभाव (kanyābhāva, “virginity, maidenhood”)
- कन्यार्थिन् (kanyārthin, “wanting or desiring a girl”)
- कन्यावत् (kanyāvat, “having a daughter, father”)
- कन्यावेदिन् (kanyāvedin, “son-in-law”)
Descendants[edit]
- Balinese: ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ (kanya)
- Gandhari: 𐨐𐨎𐨙 (kaṃña)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)
- Pali: kaññā
- → Kannada: ಕನ್ಯೆ (kanye)
- → Burmese: ကန် (kan)
- → Hindustani:
- → Lü: ᦂᧃᦍᦱ (k̇anyaa)
- → Old Marathi:
- → Marathi: कन्या (kanyā)
- → Telugu: కన్య (kanya)
- → Thai: กันยา (gan-yaa)
- → Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (kaniyā)
See also[edit]
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मेष (meṣa) | ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) | मिथुन (mithuna) | कर्कटक (karkaṭaka) | ||||||||
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सिंह (siṃha) | कन्या (kanyā) | तुला (tulā) | वृश्चिक (vṛścika) | ||||||||
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धनु (dhanu) | मकर (makara) | कुम्भ (kumbha) | मीन (mīna) |
Further reading[edit]
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “कन्या”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- “कन्या” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 108.
- Monier Williams (1899), “कन्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0249.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “कन्या”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 062
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 187
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