काँसा
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀲 (kaṃsa), from Sanskrit कांस्य (kāṃsya, “made of bell-metal”). Sanskrit कंस (kaṃsa, “bell-metal”) would yield the same Prakrit term, but other New Indo-Aryan languages point to the long vowel.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑːn.sɑː/, [kä̃ːn̪.s̪äː]
Noun
काँसा • (kānsā) m
- bronze (metal alloy of copper and tin)
Declension
Declension of काँसा (masc ā-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | काँसा kānsā | काँसे kānse |
| oblique | काँसे kānse | काँसों kānsõ |
| vocative | काँसे kānse | काँसो kānso |
Derived terms
- कसेरा (kaserā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “kāˊṁsya (2987)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press