कर्क

Hindi

कर्क राशि

कर्क तारामंडल

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्क (karka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kəɾk/, [kɐɾk]

Noun

कर्क • (kark) m

1. crab

   Synonyms: केकड़ा (kekṛā), कर्कट (karkaṭ)

3. (medicine, oncology, pathology) cancer

   Synonym: कर्कट रोग (karkaṭ rog)

Declension

Declension of कर्क (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कर्क kark	कर्क kark
oblique	कर्क kark	कर्कों karkõ
vocative	कर्क kark	कर्को karko

Proper noun

कर्क • (kark) m

1. (astrology) Cancer
2. (astronomy) Cancer constellation

Declension

Declension of कर्क (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कर्क kark
oblique	कर्क kark
vocative	कर्क kark

See also

Zodiac signs in Hindi · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ("ram"; Aries)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh) ("bull"; Taurus)	मिथुन (mithun) ("twins"; Gemini)	कर्क (kark) ("crab"; Cancer)
सिंह (sĩh) ("lion"; Leo)	कन्या (kanyā) ("virgin"; Virgo)	तुला (tulā) ("balance"; Libra)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik) ("scorpion"; Scorpio)
धनु (dhanu) ("bow"; Sagittarius)	मकर (makar) ("sea-goat"; Capricorn)	कुंभ (kumbh) ("water-pot"; Aquarius)	मीन (mīn) ("fish"; Pisces)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कर्क”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 825
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कर्क”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 120
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कर्क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 174

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्क (karka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəɾ.kə/

Proper noun

कर्क • (karka) m

1. (astrology, astronomy) the sign of the zodiac Cancer

Derived terms

• कर्करोग (karkarog, “cancer”) (disease)

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (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)