kirana

English

Etymology

From Hindi किराना (kirānā, “groceries, spices”).

Noun

kirana (plural kiranas)

1. (India) convenience store
   • 2016 June 19, “Why the world's wettest place gets thirsty”, in The Times of India‎^[1]:

     It means the 'nine-day rain' in Khasi," says the appropriately named Barisha, as she restocks the shelves at her kirana store.

References

• “kirana”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “किराना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “kirana”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Anagrams

• Karina, kinara

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kirana/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ra‧na

Noun

kirana

1. (archaic) ray of light, beam

   Synonym: sinar

Adjective

kirana

1. (archaic, figurative) beautiful

   Synonyms: molek, cantik, elok

Further reading

• “kirana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.