कशमकश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشمکش (kaš-ma-kaš). By surface analysis, कश (kaś, “pulling”) +‎ -म- (-ma-) +‎ कश (kaś) (कश (kaś) also in turn being borrowed from Classical Persian کَش (kaš)).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəʃ.mə.kəʃ/, [kɐʃ.mɐ.kɐʃ]

Noun

कशमकश • (kaśmakaś) f (Urdu spelling کشمکش)

1. conflict; struggle, clash

   Synonym: कशाकशी (kaśākśī)

Declension

Declension of कशमकश (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कशमकश kaśmakaś	कशमकशें kaśmakaśẽ
oblique	कशमकश kaśmakaś	कशमकशों kaśmakaśõ
vocative	कशमकश kaśmakaś	कशमकशो kaśmakaśo