"कनिष्ठ" meaning in Sanskrit

See कनिष्ठ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɐ.niʂ.ʈʰɐ́/ [Vedic], /kɐ.n̪iʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit], /kɐ́.niʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Vedic], /kɐ.n̪iʂ.ʈʰɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaniHṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaniHštʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|inc-pro|*kaniHṣṭʰas}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaniHṣṭʰas, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*kaniHštʰas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaniHštʰas, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*ken-}} Proto-Indo-European *ken- Head templates: {{sa-adj|tr1=kaniṣṭhá|tr2=kániṣṭha}} कनिष्ठ • (kaniṣṭhá or kániṣṭha) stem Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-adj-mfn|kaniṣṭhá|kaniṣṭhā́|kaniṣṭhá}}, {{sa-decl-noun-m|kaniṣṭhá|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|adj=1|ambig_final=|at_nom_s=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|n=|nocat=|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|pronominal=|r_stem_a=ā|root=|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-f|kaniṣṭhā́|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|ambig_final=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|n=|nocat=1|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|pronominal=|r_stem_a=ā|root=|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}}, {{sa-decl-noun-n|kaniṣṭhá|abl_d=|abl_p=|abl_s=|acc_d=|acc_p=|acc_s=|adj=1|ambig_final=|at_nom_s=|dat_d=|dat_p=|dat_s=|diaspirate=|gen_d=|gen_p=|gen_s=|ins_d=|ins_p=|ins_s=|loc_d=|loc_p=|loc_s=|n=|nom_d=|nom_p=|nom_s=|note=|novedic=|participle=|pronominal=|root=|sc=Deva|voc_d=|voc_p=|voc_s=}} Forms: kaniṣṭhá [romanization], kániṣṭha [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कनिष्ठः [nominative, singular], कनिष्ठौ [dual, nominative], कनिष्ठा1 [dual, nominative], कनिष्ठाः [nominative, plural], कनिष्ठासः1 [nominative, plural], कनिष्ठम् [accusative, singular], कनिष्ठौ [accusative, dual], कनिष्ठा1 [accusative, dual], कनिष्ठान् [accusative, plural], कनिष्ठेन [instrumental, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कनिष्ठैः [instrumental, plural], कनिष्ठेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कनिष्ठाय [dative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कनिष्ठेभ्यः [dative, plural], कनिष्ठात् [ablative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कनिष्ठेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कनिष्ठस्य [genitive, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], कनिष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], कनिष्ठे [locative, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, locative], कनिष्ठेषु [locative, plural], कनिष्ठ [singular, vocative], कनिष्ठौ [dual, vocative], कनिष्ठा1 [dual, vocative], कनिष्ठाः [plural, vocative], कनिष्ठासः1 [plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], कनिष्ठा [nominative, singular], कनिष्ठे [dual, nominative], कनिष्ठाः [nominative, plural], कनिष्ठाम् [accusative, singular], कनिष्ठे [accusative, dual], कनिष्ठाः [accusative, plural], कनिष्ठया [instrumental, singular], कनिष्ठा1 [instrumental, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कनिष्ठाभिः [instrumental, plural], कनिष्ठायै [dative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कनिष्ठाभ्यः [dative, plural], कनिष्ठायाः [ablative, singular], कनिष्ठायै2 [ablative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कनिष्ठाभ्यः [ablative, plural], कनिष्ठायाः [genitive, singular], कनिष्ठायै2 [genitive, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], कनिष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], कनिष्ठायाम् [locative, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, locative], कनिष्ठासु [locative, plural], कनिष्ठे [singular, vocative], कनिष्ठे [dual, vocative], कनिष्ठाः [plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], कनिष्ठम् [nominative, singular], कनिष्ठे [dual, nominative], कनिष्ठानि [nominative, plural], कनिष्ठा1 [nominative, plural], कनिष्ठम् [accusative, singular], कनिष्ठे [accusative, dual], कनिष्ठानि [accusative, plural], कनिष्ठा1 [accusative, plural], कनिष्ठेन [instrumental, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कनिष्ठैः [instrumental, plural], कनिष्ठेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], कनिष्ठाय [dative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [dative, dual], कनिष्ठेभ्यः [dative, plural], कनिष्ठात् [ablative, singular], कनिष्ठाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कनिष्ठेभ्यः [ablative, plural], कनिष्ठस्य [genitive, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, genitive], कनिष्ठानाम् [genitive, plural], कनिष्ठे [locative, singular], कनिष्ठयोः [dual, locative], कनिष्ठेषु [locative, plural], कनिष्ठ [singular, vocative], कनिष्ठे [dual, vocative], कनिष्ठानि [plural, vocative], कनिष्ठा1 [plural, vocative]
  1. youngest, younger-born
    Sense id: en-कनिष्ठ-sa-adj-IXkexUfI Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 51 49 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 55 45
  2. smallest, lowest, least
    Sense id: en-कनिष्ठ-sa-adj-rJd3jHZv Categories (other): Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit adjectives in Devanagari script: 51 49 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 55 45 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 31 69
     
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "कनिष्ठौ",
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "कनिष्ठा",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठे",
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    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठे",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhé",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́ḥ",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठया",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭháyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठा1",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभिः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठायै",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठायाः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठायै2",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठायाः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठायै2",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठयोः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭháyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठानाम्",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठेभ्यः",
      "roman": "kaniṣṭhébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठात्",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाभ्याम्",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठेभ्यः",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठस्य",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठयोः",
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        "dual",
        "genitive"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठानाम्",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठे",
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        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठयोः",
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        "dual",
        "locative"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठेषु",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठ",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "dual",
        "vocative"
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        "vocative"
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        "plural",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठाम्",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठे",
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        "dual"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठया",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "कनिष्ठायै2",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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      ]
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    {
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      ]
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
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    {
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    {
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        "singular"
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठ",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कनिष्ठे",
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      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "participle": "",
        "pronominal": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "acc_s": "",
        "ambig_final": "",
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        "dat_s": "",
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        "gen_s": "",
        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
        "loc_d": "",
        "loc_p": "",
        "loc_s": "",
        "n": "",
        "nocat": "1",
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        "nom_p": "",
        "nom_s": "",
        "note": "",
        "novedic": "",
        "pronominal": "",
        "r_stem_a": "ā",
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      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "abl_p": "",
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        "acc_d": "",
        "acc_p": "",
        "acc_s": "",
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        "dat_s": "",
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        "ins_d": "",
        "ins_p": "",
        "ins_s": "",
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        "loc_s": "",
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        "nom_s": "",
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  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "categories": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.33.5",
          "text": "ज्ये॒ष्ठ आ॑ह चम॒सा द्वा क॒रेति॒ कनी॑या॒न्त्रीन्कृ॑णवा॒मेत्या॑ह।\nक॒नि॒ष्ठ आ॑ह च॒तुर॑स्क॒रेति॒ त्वष्ट॑ ऋभव॒स्तत्प॑नय॒द्वचो॑ वः॥\njyeṣṭhá āha camasā́ dvā́ karéti kánīyāntrī́nkṛṇavāmétyāha.\nkaniṣṭhá āha catúraskaréti tváṣṭa ṛbhavastátpanayadváco vaḥ.\nTwo beakers let us make,—thus said the eldest. Let us make three,—this was the younger's sentence.\nFour beakers let us make,—thus spoke the youngest. Tvaṣṭa approved this rede of yours, O Ṛbhus."
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      "ipa": "/kɐ.n̪iʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ́.niʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.n̪iʂ.ʈʰɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कनिष्ठ"
}

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