किसान

See also: कैसन and कसना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कृषाण (kṛṣāṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.sɑːn/, [kɪ.s̪ä̃ːn̪]

Noun

किसान • (kisān) m or f (Urdu spelling کسان‎)

1. farmer, cultivator

   किसान अपनी उपज मंडी में लाते हैं।

   kisān apnī upaj maṇḍī mẽ lāte ha͠i.

   Farmers bring their yield to the market.

   Synonyms: कृषक (kŕṣak), काश्तकार (kāśtakār)

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of किसान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किसान kisān	किसान kisān
oblique	किसान kisān	किसानों kisānõ
vocative	किसान kisān	किसानो kisāno

Declension of किसान (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	किसान kisān	किसानें kisānẽ
oblique	किसान kisān	किसानों kisānõ
vocative	किसान kisān	किसानो kisāno

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “किसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.