"kendra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kendras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi केंद्र (kendra), from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“pointed tool”). Doublet of center. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|केंद्र}} Hindi केंद्र (kendra), {{bor|en|sa|केन्द्र}} Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), {{der|en|grc|κέντρον}} Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱentrom|*ḱent-r-om|pointed tool}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“pointed tool”), {{doublet|en|center}} Doublet of center Head templates: {{en-noun}} kendra (plural kendras)
  1. (India) centre Tags: India
    Sense id: en-kendra-en-noun--iW67nus Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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