"कान्हा" meaning in Hindi

See कान्हा in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kɑːn.ɦɑː/ [Delhi], [kä̃ːn.ɦäː] [Delhi] Forms: kānhā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कान्हा [direct, singular], कान्हे [oblique, singular], कान्हे [singular, vocative], कान्ह [alternative]
Etymology: Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha, “Krishna”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa). Cognate to Gujarati કાનો (kāno), કાનુડો (kānuḍo), Assamese কানু (kanu). Etymology templates: {{dercat|hi|inc-pro}}, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|hi|pra-sau|𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳||Krishna|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha, “Krishna”), {{der+|hi|pra-sau|𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳|t=Krishna}} Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳 (kaṇha, “Krishna”), {{inc-ext|hi|ka}} + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), {{der|hi|sa|कृष्ण}} Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), {{doublet|hi|कृष्ण}} Doublet of कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa), {{cog|gu|કાનો}} Gujarati કાનો (kāno), {{cog|as|কানু}} Assamese কানু (kanu) Head templates: {{hi-proper noun|g=m}} कान्हा • (kānhā) m Inflection templates: {{hi-ndecl|<M.sg>}}
  1. (Hinduism, sometimes affectionate) Krishna Tags: Hinduism Derived forms: कन्हैया (kanhaiyā) [diminutive]

Alternative forms

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