कालापानी
Hindi
Etymology
From काला (kālā, “black”) + पानी (pānī, “water”), from the darkness of the water surrounding the islands.
Proper noun
कालापानी • (kālāpānī) m
- (metonymically, uncommon) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- (by extension) Cellular Jail (a colonial prison on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Declension
Declension of कालापानी (sg-only masc ī-stem)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | कालापानी kālāpānī |
| oblique | कालेपानी kālepānī |
| vocative | कालेपानी kālepānī |
Noun
कालापानी • (kālāpānī) m
- exile (as a punishment)
Declension
Declension of कालापानी (masc ī-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कालापानी kālāpānī | कालेपानी kālepānī |
| oblique | कालेपानी kālepānī | कालेपानियों kālepāniyõ |
| vocative | कालेपानी kālepānī | कालेपानियो kālepāniyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कालापानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha