"kinnari" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kinnaris [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinnari (plural kinnaris)
  1. (Indian mythology) A female kinnara. Categories (topical): Buddhist deities, Hindu deities Translations (celestial creature): ကိန္နရီ (kinna.ri) (Burmese), किन्नरी (kinnarī) [feminine] (Hindi), កិន្នរី (kennɔɔrii) (Khmer), किन्नरी (kinnarī) [feminine] (Marathi), ၵိင်ႇၼရီႇ (kìng nǎ rìi) (Shan), กินรี (gin-ná-rii) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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