"किंनर" meaning in Sanskrit

See किंनर in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kin.nɐ.ɾɐ/ [Vedic], /kin̪.n̪ɐ.ɾɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Compound of किम् (kim) + नर (nara). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sa|किम्|नर}} Compound of किम् (kim) + नर (nara) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m}} किंनर • (kiṃnara) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: kiṃnara [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], किंनरः [nominative, singular], किंनरौ [dual, nominative], किंनरा1 [dual, nominative], किंनराः [nominative, plural], किंनरासः1 [nominative, plural], किंनरम् [accusative, singular], किंनरौ [accusative, dual], किंनरा1 [accusative, dual], किंनरान् [accusative, plural], किंनरेण [instrumental, singular], किंनराभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], किंनरैः [instrumental, plural], किंनरेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], किंनराय [dative, singular], किंनराभ्याम् [dative, dual], किंनरेभ्यः [dative, plural], किंनरात् [ablative, singular], किंनराभ्याम् [ablative, dual], किंनरेभ्यः [ablative, plural], किंनरस्य [genitive, singular], किंनरयोः [dual, genitive], किंनराणाम् [genitive, plural], किंनरे [locative, singular], किंनरयोः [dual, locative], किंनरेषु [locative, plural], किंनर [singular, vocative], किंनरौ [dual, vocative], किंनरा1 [dual, vocative], किंनराः [plural, vocative], किंनरासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. a mythical being with a human figure and the head of a horse (or with a horse's body and the head of a man, originally perhaps a kind of monkey)
    Sense id: en-किंनर-sa-noun-bbjMLgfU Categories (other): Hindu mythology Disambiguation of Hindu mythology: 59 41
  2. (Late Sanskrit) a gandharva or a celestial chorister, celebrated as a musician (also attached to the service of kubera and (Jainism) one of the eight orders of the vyantaras) Tags: Late, Sanskrit
    Sense id: en-किंनर-sa-noun-PFnc9kax Categories (other): Jainism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 17 83 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 12 88

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "किंनराः",
      "roman": "kiṃnarāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "किंनरासः1",
      "roman": "kiṃnarāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "किंनर • (kiṃnara) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mythical being with a human figure and the head of a horse (or with a horse's body and the head of a man, originally perhaps a kind of monkey)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mythical",
          "mythical"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Jainism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a gandharva or a celestial chorister, celebrated as a musician (also attached to the service of kubera and (Jainism) one of the eight orders of the vyantaras)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gandharva",
          "गन्धर्व"
        ],
        [
          "celestial",
          "celestial"
        ],
        [
          "chorister",
          "chorister"
        ],
        [
          "celebrated",
          "celebrated"
        ],
        [
          "musician",
          "musician"
        ],
        [
          "kubera",
          "कुबेर"
        ],
        [
          "Jainism",
          "Jainism"
        ],
        [
          "vyantara",
          "व्यन्तर"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Sanskrit) a gandharva or a celestial chorister, celebrated as a musician (also attached to the service of kubera and (Jainism) one of the eight orders of the vyantaras)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late",
        "Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kin.nɐ.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kin̪.n̪ɐ.ɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "किंनर"
}

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