किसान

See also: कैसन and कसना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *किसाण (kisāṇa), from Sanskrit कृषाण (kṛṣāṇa), from the root कृष् (kṛṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɪ.sɑːn/, [kɪ.sä̃ːn]

Noun

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

1. farmer, cultivator

   Synonyms: कृषक (kŕṣak), काश्तकार (kāśtakār)

   किसान अपनी उपज मंडी में लाते हैं।

   kisān apnī upaj maṇḍī mẽ lāte ha͠i.

   Farmers bring their yield to the market.

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

Descendants

• → Gujarati: કિસાન (kisān)
• → Marathi: किसान (kisān)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “किसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “किसान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “किसान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “किसान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press