क्रंदन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- क्रन्दन (krandan)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रन्दन (krandana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɾən.d̪ən/, [kɾə̃n̪.d̪ə̃n̪]
Noun
क्रंदन • (krandan) m (formal)
- the act of crying, weeping
- Synonyms: रोना (ronā), रोदन (rodan)
- divine invocations (made during war)
- mutual daring or defiance, challenging
- (rare) a cat
- Synonyms: बिल्ला (billā), बिडाल (biḍāl), मार्जार (mārjār)
Declension
Declension of क्रंदन (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | क्रंदन krandan | क्रंदन krandan |
| oblique | क्रंदन krandan | क्रंदनों krandanõ |
| vocative | क्रंदन krandan | क्रंदनो krandano |
Further reading
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “क्रंदन”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.
- Platts, John T. (1884) , “क्रन्दन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “क्रंदन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press