कानपुर
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Probably from कान (kān) + -पुर (-pur, “city”), with the first element descended from the name for the Kanhpuriya dynasty. The ultimate source could be Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa) or कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Compare also the nearby कन्नौज (kannauj, “Kannauj”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]कानपुर • (kānpur) m (Urdu spelling کانپور)
- Kanpur (a large city in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Declension
[edit]Declension of कानपुर (sg-only masc cons-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | कानपुर kānpur |
| oblique | कानपुर kānpur |
| vocative | कानपुर kānpur |
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- Hindi terms with unknown etymologies
- Hindi terms suffixed with -पुर
- Hindi terms derived from Sanskrit
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- hi:Kanpur
- hi:Cities in Uttar Pradesh
- hi:Cities in India
- hi:Places in Uttar Pradesh
- hi:Places in India
- Hindi uncountable nouns
- Hindi masculine consonant-stem nouns