केसर
Sanskrit
Etymology
Sense "hair, mane" is from Proto-Indo-Aryan *káysaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káysaras, from Proto-Indo-European *kéysero- (“hair”). Cognate with Latin caesariēs.
Pronunciation
Noun
केसर • (késara) stem, m or n
- hair
- mane
- any fiber or filament of flowers or vegetables, resembling strands of hair
- saffron; the spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, resembling hair
- Synonym: कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of केसर (késara) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | केसरः késaraḥ |
केसरौ / केसरा¹ késarau / késarā¹ |
केसराः / केसरासः¹ késarāḥ / késarāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | केसर késara |
केसरौ / केसरा¹ késarau / késarā¹ |
केसराः / केसरासः¹ késarāḥ / késarāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | केसरम् késaram |
केसरौ / केसरा¹ késarau / késarā¹ |
केसरान् késarān |
Instrumental | केसरेण késareṇa |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरैः / केसरेभिः¹ késaraiḥ / késarebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | केसराय késarāya |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरेभ्यः késarebhyaḥ |
Ablative | केसरात् késarāt |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरेभ्यः késarebhyaḥ |
Genitive | केसरस्य késarasya |
केसरयोः késarayoḥ |
केसराणाम् késarāṇām |
Locative | केसरे késare |
केसरयोः késarayoḥ |
केसरेषु késareṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of केसर (késara) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | केसरम् késaram |
केसरे késare |
केसराणि / केसरा¹ késarāṇi / késarā¹ |
Vocative | केसर késara |
केसरे késare |
केसराणि / केसरा¹ késarāṇi / késarā¹ |
Accusative | केसरम् késaram |
केसरे késare |
केसराणि / केसरा¹ késarāṇi / késarā¹ |
Instrumental | केसरेण késareṇa |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरैः / केसरेभिः¹ késaraiḥ / késarebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | केसराय késarāya |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरेभ्यः késarebhyaḥ |
Ablative | केसरात् késarāt |
केसराभ्याम् késarābhyām |
केसरेभ्यः késarebhyaḥ |
Genitive | केसरस्य késarasya |
केसरयोः késarayoḥ |
केसराणाम् késarāṇām |
Locative | केसरे késare |
केसरयोः késarayoḥ |
केसरेषु késareṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "inc-mgd" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "pmh" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
- Pali: kesara
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "psu" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.
Related terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “केसर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 310.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kḗsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
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- Sanskrit masculine nouns
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- Sanskrit nouns with multiple genders
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