"कन्या" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /kɐ.ní.jɑː/ [Vedic], /ˈkɐn̪.jɑː/ [Classical]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”) (whence also कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”), कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”), and कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”), Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/) (whence Persian کنیز (kaniz)), Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”), Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*kanyáH||maiden, virgin, unmarried girl}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”), {{der|sa|ine-pro|*ken-||new, fresh}} Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”), {{m|sa|कनीन||young, youthful|tr=kanī́na}} कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”), {{m|sa|कनिष्ठ|t=youngest, smallest}} कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”), {{m|sa|कना|t=a girl, maid}} कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”), {{cog|ae|𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁||maiden}} Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”), {{cog|pal|tr=knykʿ|ts=kanīg}} Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/), {{cog|fa|کنیز|tr=kaniz}} Persian کنیز (kaniz), {{cog|la|recens|re-cēns|recent; fresh; young}} Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”), {{cog|grc|καινός||new}} Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f|tr=kanyā̀}} कन्या • (kanyā̀) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|kanyā̀}} Forms: kanyā̀ [romanization], metrical Vedic kaníyā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], कन्या [nominative, singular], कन्ये [dual, nominative], कन्याः [nominative, plural], कन्ये [singular, vocative], कन्ये [dual, vocative], कन्याः [plural, vocative], कन्याम् [accusative, singular], कन्ये [accusative, dual], कन्याः [accusative, plural], कन्यया [instrumental, singular], कन्या1 [instrumental, singular], कन्याभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], कन्याभिः [instrumental, plural], कन्यायै [dative, singular], कन्याभ्याम् [dative, dual], कन्याभ्यः [dative, plural], कन्यायाः [ablative, singular], कन्यायै2 [ablative, singular], कन्याभ्याम् [ablative, dual], कन्याभ्यः [ablative, plural], कन्यायाः [genitive, singular], कन्यायै2 [genitive, singular], कन्ययोः [dual, genitive], कन्यानाम् [genitive, plural], कन्यायाम् [locative, singular], कन्ययोः [dual, locative], कन्यासु [locative, plural]
  1. maiden, virgin, unmarried girl
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-dB5UWbqd
  2. a daughter
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-8BDPg9aU
  3. (astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo Categories (topical): Astrology, Constellations in the zodiac
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-URjZXiZE Disambiguation of Constellations in the zodiac: 2 0 70 3 5 9 1 1 8 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  4. the female of any animal
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-PI5JkWIl Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25
  5. name of Durga
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-WViJHVX-
  6. (botany) name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-0nbg1gjk Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  7. rubble aloe, mitre aloe (Aloe perfoliata)
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-asqxD3bH
  8. name of several other plants
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-RYToXik7
  9. (prosody) name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables) Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-कन्या-sa-noun-sSOVBDYQ Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: अकन्या (ákanyā), कन्याग्रहण (kanyāgrahaṇa) (english: taking a girl in marriage), कन्याट (kanyāṭa) (english: following after young girls), कन्यात्व (kanyātva) (english: virginity), कन्यादातृ (kanyādātṛ) (english: man who gives a daughter in marriage), कन्यादान (kanyādāna) (english: bestowal of a daughter in marriage), कन्याभर्तृ (kanyābhartṛ) (english: a daughter's husband, son-in-law), कन्याभाव (kanyābhāva) (english: virginity, maidenhood), कन्यार्थिन् (kanyārthin) (english: wanting or desiring a girl), कन्यावत् (kanyāvat) (english: having a daughter, father), कन्यावेदिन् (kanyāvedin) (english: son-in-law) Related terms: मेष (meṣa), ऋषभ (ṛṣabha), मिथुन (mithuna), कर्कटक (karkaṭaka), सिंह (siṃha), तुला (tulā), वृश्चिक (vṛścika), धनु (dhanu), मकर (makara), कुम्भ (kumbha), मीन (mīna)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ákanyā",
      "word": "अकन्या"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "taking a girl in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyāgrahaṇa",
      "word": "कन्याग्रहण"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "following after young girls",
      "roman": "kanyāṭa",
      "word": "कन्याट"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "virginity",
      "roman": "kanyātva",
      "word": "कन्यात्व"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "man who gives a daughter in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyādātṛ",
      "word": "कन्यादातृ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "bestowal of a daughter in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyādāna",
      "word": "कन्यादान"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "a daughter's husband, son-in-law",
      "roman": "kanyābhartṛ",
      "word": "कन्याभर्तृ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "virginity, maidenhood",
      "roman": "kanyābhāva",
      "word": "कन्याभाव"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "wanting or desiring a girl",
      "roman": "kanyārthin",
      "word": "कन्यार्थिन्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "having a daughter, father",
      "roman": "kanyāvat",
      "word": "कन्यावत्"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "son-in-law",
      "roman": "kanyāvedin",
      "word": "कन्यावेदिन्"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ban",
            "2": "ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ",
            "tr": "kanya"
          },
          "expansion": "Balinese: ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ (kanya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Balinese: ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ (kanya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pgd",
            "2": "𐨐𐨎𐨙"
          },
          "expansion": "Gandhari: 𐨐𐨎𐨙 (kaṃña)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gandhari: 𐨐𐨎𐨙 (kaṃña)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "kaññā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: kaññā\n→ Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)\n→ Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: kaññā\n→ Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)\n→ Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕನ್ಯೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಕನ್ಯೆ (kanye)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಕನ್ಯೆ (kanye)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ကန်",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ကန် (kan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ကန် (kan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "कन्या"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: कन्या (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: कन्या (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کنیا",
            "tr": "kanyā"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: کنیا (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: کنیا (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "khb",
            "2": "ᦂᧃᦍᦱ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lü: ᦂᧃᦍᦱ (k̇anyaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lü: ᦂᧃᦍᦱ (k̇anyaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "कन्या",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Devanagari script: कन्या (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Devanagari script: कन्या (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Modi script: 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modi script: 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కన్య",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: కన్య (kanya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: కన్య (kanya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "กันยา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: กันยา (gan-yaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: กันยา (gan-yaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bho",
            "2": "𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (kaniyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (kaniyā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*kanyáH",
        "4": "",
        "5": "maiden, virgin, unmarried girl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ken-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "new, fresh"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कनीन",
        "3": "",
        "4": "young, youthful",
        "tr": "kanī́na"
      },
      "expansion": "कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कनिष्ठ",
        "t": "youngest, smallest"
      },
      "expansion": "कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कना",
        "t": "a girl, maid"
      },
      "expansion": "कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁",
        "3": "",
        "4": "maiden"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "tr": "knykʿ",
        "ts": "kanīg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "کنیز",
        "tr": "kaniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian کنیز (kaniz)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "recens",
        "3": "re-cēns",
        "4": "recent; fresh; young"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καινός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "new"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”) (whence also कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”), कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”), and कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”), Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/) (whence Persian کنیز (kaniz)), Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”), Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanyā̀",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrical Vedic kaníyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्या",
      "roman": "kanyā̀",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kanyè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kánye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kánye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kányāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kanyè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यया",
      "roman": "kanyàyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्या1",
      "roman": "kanyā̀1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभिः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै2",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै2",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ययोः",
      "roman": "kanyàyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यानाम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ययोः",
      "roman": "kanyàyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यासु",
      "roman": "kanyā̀su",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "kanyā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "कन्या • (kanyā̀) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kanyā̀"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "meṣa",
      "word": "मेष"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ṛṣabha",
      "word": "ऋषभ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "karkaṭaka",
      "word": "कर्कटक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "siṃha",
      "word": "सिंह"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tulā",
      "word": "तुला"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "vṛścika",
      "word": "वृश्चिक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "dhanu",
      "word": "धनु"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "makara",
      "word": "मकर"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kumbha",
      "word": "कुम्भ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mīna",
      "word": "मीन"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "As maidens dock themselves with gay adornment to join the bridal feast, I now behold them.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.58.09",
          "roman": "kanyā̀ iva vahatúmétavā́ u añjyàñjānā́ abhí cākaśīmi .",
          "text": "क॒न्या॑ इव वह॒तुमेत॒वा उ॑ अ॒ञ्ज्य॑ञ्जा॒ना अ॒भि चा॑कशीमि ।"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maiden, virgin, unmarried girl"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-dB5UWbqd",
      "links": [
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ],
        [
          "unmarried",
          "unmarried"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a daughter"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-8BDPg9aU",
      "links": [
        [
          "daughter",
          "daughter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "sa:Astrology",
          "parents": [
            "Divination",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Occult",
            "Sciences",
            "Forteana",
            "Religion",
            "All topics",
            "Culture",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 0 70 3 5 9 1 1 8",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Constellations in the zodiac",
          "orig": "sa:Constellations in the zodiac",
          "parents": [
            "Astrology",
            "Constellations",
            "Divination",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Astronomy",
            "Occult",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "Forteana",
            "Religion",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Culture",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the sign of the zodiac Virgo"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-URjZXiZE",
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ],
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the female of any animal"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-PI5JkWIl",
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of Durga"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-WViJHVX-",
      "links": [
        [
          "Durga",
          "Durga"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "sa:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-0nbg1gjk",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "rubble aloe, mitre aloe (Aloe perfoliata)"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-asqxD3bH"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of several other plants"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-RYToXik7"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Prosody",
          "orig": "sa:Prosody",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 1 16 19 2 25 4 4 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 1 19 23 1 24 2 3 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)"
      ],
      "id": "en-कन्या-sa-noun-sSOVBDYQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.ní.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɐn̪.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कन्या"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns",
    "sa:Constellations in the zodiac"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "ákanyā",
      "word": "अकन्या"
    },
    {
      "english": "taking a girl in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyāgrahaṇa",
      "word": "कन्याग्रहण"
    },
    {
      "english": "following after young girls",
      "roman": "kanyāṭa",
      "word": "कन्याट"
    },
    {
      "english": "virginity",
      "roman": "kanyātva",
      "word": "कन्यात्व"
    },
    {
      "english": "man who gives a daughter in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyādātṛ",
      "word": "कन्यादातृ"
    },
    {
      "english": "bestowal of a daughter in marriage",
      "roman": "kanyādāna",
      "word": "कन्यादान"
    },
    {
      "english": "a daughter's husband, son-in-law",
      "roman": "kanyābhartṛ",
      "word": "कन्याभर्तृ"
    },
    {
      "english": "virginity, maidenhood",
      "roman": "kanyābhāva",
      "word": "कन्याभाव"
    },
    {
      "english": "wanting or desiring a girl",
      "roman": "kanyārthin",
      "word": "कन्यार्थिन्"
    },
    {
      "english": "having a daughter, father",
      "roman": "kanyāvat",
      "word": "कन्यावत्"
    },
    {
      "english": "son-in-law",
      "roman": "kanyāvedin",
      "word": "कन्यावेदिन्"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ban",
            "2": "ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ",
            "tr": "kanya"
          },
          "expansion": "Balinese: ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ (kanya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Balinese: ᬓᬦ᭄ᬬ (kanya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pgd",
            "2": "𐨐𐨎𐨙"
          },
          "expansion": "Gandhari: 𐨐𐨎𐨙 (kaṃña)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gandhari: 𐨐𐨎𐨙 (kaṃña)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (kaṇṇā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "kaññā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: kaññā\n→ Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)\n→ Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: kaññā\n→ Burmese: ကညာ (ka.nya)\n→ Khmer: កញ្ញា (kaññaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಕನ್ಯೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಕನ್ಯೆ (kanye)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಕನ್ಯೆ (kanye)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ကန်",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ကန် (kan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ကန် (kan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "borrowed",
            "2": "→"
          },
          "expansion": "→",
          "name": "tooltip"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "कन्या"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: कन्या (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: कन्या (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "کنیا",
            "tr": "kanyā"
          },
          "expansion": "Urdu: کنیا (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: کنیا (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "khb",
            "2": "ᦂᧃᦍᦱ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lü: ᦂᧃᦍᦱ (k̇anyaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lü: ᦂᧃᦍᦱ (k̇anyaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "कन्या",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Devanagari script: कन्या (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Devanagari script: कन्या (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰",
            "sclb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "Modi script: 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (kanyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Modi script: 𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰 (kanyā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "కన్య",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: కన్య (kanya)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: కన్య (kanya)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "กันยา",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: กันยา (gan-yaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: กันยา (gan-yaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bho",
            "2": "𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (kaniyā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bhojpuri: 𑂍𑂢𑂱𑂨𑂰 (kaniyā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*kanyáH",
        "4": "",
        "5": "maiden, virgin, unmarried girl"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ken-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "new, fresh"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कनीन",
        "3": "",
        "4": "young, youthful",
        "tr": "kanī́na"
      },
      "expansion": "कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कनिष्ठ",
        "t": "youngest, smallest"
      },
      "expansion": "कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "कना",
        "t": "a girl, maid"
      },
      "expansion": "कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ae",
        "2": "𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁",
        "3": "",
        "4": "maiden"
      },
      "expansion": "Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pal",
        "tr": "knykʿ",
        "ts": "kanīg"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "کنیز",
        "tr": "kaniz"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian کنیز (kaniz)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "recens",
        "3": "re-cēns",
        "4": "recent; fresh; young"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "καινός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "new"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH (“maiden, virgin, unmarried girl”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“new, fresh”) (whence also कनीन (kanī́na, “young, youthful”), कनिष्ठ (kaniṣṭha, “youngest, smallest”), and कना (kanā, “a girl, maid”)). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 (kaniiā, “maiden”), Middle Persian [script needed] (knykʿ /⁠kanīg⁠/) (whence Persian کنیز (kaniz)), Latin re-cēns (“recent; fresh; young”), Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kanyā̀",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "metrical Vedic kaníyā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्या",
      "roman": "kanyā̀",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kanyè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kánye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kánye",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kányāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ये",
      "roman": "kanyè",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀ḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यया",
      "roman": "kanyàyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्या1",
      "roman": "kanyā̀1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभिः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै2",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्याम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्याभ्यः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀bhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाः",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायै2",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ययोः",
      "roman": "kanyàyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यानाम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यायाम्",
      "roman": "kanyā̀yām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्ययोः",
      "roman": "kanyàyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "कन्यासु",
      "roman": "kanyā̀su",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "kanyā̀"
      },
      "expansion": "कन्या • (kanyā̀) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kanyā̀"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "meṣa",
      "word": "मेष"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ṛṣabha",
      "word": "ऋषभ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karkaṭaka",
      "word": "कर्कटक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "siṃha",
      "word": "सिंह"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tulā",
      "word": "तुला"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vṛścika",
      "word": "वृश्चिक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dhanu",
      "word": "धनु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "makara",
      "word": "मकर"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kumbha",
      "word": "कुम्भ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mīna",
      "word": "मीन"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "As maidens dock themselves with gay adornment to join the bridal feast, I now behold them.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.58.09",
          "roman": "kanyā̀ iva vahatúmétavā́ u añjyàñjānā́ abhí cākaśīmi .",
          "text": "क॒न्या॑ इव वह॒तुमेत॒वा उ॑ अ॒ञ्ज्य॑ञ्जा॒ना अ॒भि चा॑कशीमि ।"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda"
        },
        {
          "text": "c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maiden, virgin, unmarried girl"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maiden",
          "maiden"
        ],
        [
          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ],
        [
          "unmarried",
          "unmarried"
        ],
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a daughter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "daughter",
          "daughter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Astrology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the sign of the zodiac Virgo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ],
        [
          "Virgo",
          "Virgo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology) the sign of the zodiac Virgo"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the female of any animal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of Durga"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Durga",
          "Durga"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) name of a tuberous plant growing in Kashmir"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rubble aloe, mitre aloe (Aloe perfoliata)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "name of several other plants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Prosody"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosody",
          "prosody"
        ],
        [
          "metre",
          "metre"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(prosody) name of a metre (of four lines, each of them containing four long syllables)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "phonology",
        "prosody",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐ.ní.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɐn̪.jɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "कन्या"
}
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  "called_from": "inflection/2466",
  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Sanskrit]; cleaned text: Notes",
  "path": [
    "कन्या"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "कन्या",
  "trace": ""
}

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