कुंभ

Hindi

कुम्भ तारामंडल

Etymology

From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha). Cognate with Marathi कुंभ (kumbha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊmbʱ/, [kʊ̃mbʱ]

Noun

कुंभ • (kumbh) m

1. a jar, pitcher, waterpot, ewer
2. urn

Declension

Declension of कुंभ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुंभ kumbh	कुंभ kumbh
oblique	कुंभ kumbh	कुंभों kumbhõ
vocative	कुंभ kumbh	कुंभो kumbho

Proper noun

कुंभ • (kumbh) m (Urdu spelling کمبھ)

1. (astronomy, astrology) Aquarius

Declension

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

	singular
direct	कुंभ kumbh
oblique	कुंभ kumbh
vocative	कुंभ kumbh

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), “कुंभ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 969
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कुंभ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 138
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कुंभ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 201

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit कुम्भ (kumbha). Cognate with Hindi कुंभ (kumbh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kum.bʱə/

Proper noun

कुंभ • (kumbha) m

1. (astronomy, astrology) Aquarius

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)