"kinnara" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinnaras [plural]
Etymology: Transliteration of Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara). Etymology templates: {{translit|en|sa|किंनर|किन्नर}} Transliteration of Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinnara (plural kinnaras)
  1. (Indian mythology) A celestial lover and musician, half-human and either half-horse or half-bird. Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Hindu deities, Jainism Related terms: kinnari [feminine] Translations (celestial creature): ကိန္နရာ (kinna.ra) (Burmese), 緊那羅 (Chinese Mandarin), 紧那罗 (jǐnnàluó) (Chinese Mandarin), 緊捺羅 (Chinese Mandarin), 紧捺罗 (jǐnnàluó) (Chinese Mandarin), 人非人 (rénfēirén) (Chinese Mandarin), किन्नर (kinnar) [masculine] (Hindi), 緊那羅 (kinnara) (alt: きんなら) (Japanese), កិន្នរ (kennɔɔ) (Khmer), កិន្នរា (kennɔɔriə) (Khmer), किन्नर (kinnar) [masculine] (Marathi), किन्नर (kinnara) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ၵိင်ႇၼရႃႇ (kìng nǎ ràa) (Shan), กินนร (gin-nɔɔn) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "celestial creature",
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