किनारा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra); see کِنار (kenâr, “side; shore”) for more on the etymology. Compare Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Marathi किनारा (kinārā), Bengali কিনারা (kinara), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.nɑː.ɾɑː/, [kɪ.näː.ɾäː]

Noun

किनारा • (kinārā) m (Urdu spelling کِنارَہ)

1. coast, shoreline (of the ocean), rim (of a lake)

   Synonym: तट (taṭ)

2. bank (of a river)

   Synonym: छोर (chor)

3. side, edge, limit, fringe

Declension

Declension of किनारा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किनारा kinārā	किनारे kināre
oblique	किनारे kināre	किनारों kinārõ
vocative	किनारे kināre	किनारो kināro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किनारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کناره (kināra). Compare Gujarati કિનારો (kināro), Hindustani کِنارہ / किनारा (kinārā), Kannada ಕಿನಾರೆ (kināre), Punjabi ਕਿਨਾਰਾ (kinārā) / کِنارہ (kinārh), Bengali কিনারা (kinara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.na.ɾa/

Noun

किनारा • (kinārā) m

1. coast, shoreline

   Synonym: तट (taṭ)

2. bank (of a river)

   Synonym: तीर (tīr)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “किनारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “किनारा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “किनारा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).