केंद्र
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /keːn.d̪ɾᵊ/, [kẽːn̪.d̪ɾᵊ]
Noun
केंद्र • (kendra) m
- centre; middle, focus
- Synonym: बीच (bīc)
- (government) the centre
- केंद्र-सरकार ― kendra-sarkār ― central government
Declension
Declension of केंद्र (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | केंद्र kendra | केंद्र kendra |
| oblique | केंद्र kendra | केंद्रों kendrõ |
| vocative | केंद्र kendra | केंद्रो kendro |
Derived terms
- केंद्रीय (kendrīya)
- केंद्रक (kendrak)
- केंद्रस्थ (kendrasth, “situated at the center”)
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “केंद्र”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 2013
Konkani
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɛ̃.d̪ɾ]
Noun
केंद्र • (kendra) (Latin script kendr, Kannada script ಕೆಂದ್ರ್)
- center (US), centre (UK); middle
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ken.d̪ɾə/
Noun
केंद्र • (kendra) ?
- center (US), centre (UK); middle
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ken̪d̪rʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: केन्द्र
Noun
केंद्र • (kendra)
- center (US), centre (UK); middle