केंद्र

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron) (compare Latin centrum, English centre).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /keːn.d̪ɾᵊ/, [kẽːn̪.d̪ɾᵊ]

Noun

केंद्र • (kendra) m

1. centre; middle, focus

   Synonym: बीच (bīc)

2. (government) the centre

   (deprecated template usage) केंद्र-सरकार ― kendra-sarkār ― central government

Derived terms

• केंद्रीय (kendrīya, “central”)
• केंद्रक (kendrak, “nucleus”)
• केंद्रस्थ (kendrasth, “situated at the center”)

References

• Template:R:Ox HI-EN