चंद्रकांति
Hindi
Alternative forms
- चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चंद्रकान्ति (candrakānti), चन्द्रकांति (candrakānti)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit चन्द्रकान्ति (candrakānti); synchronically analysable as चंद्र (candra, “moon”) + कांति (kānti, “lustre”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪ɾə.kɑːn.t̪iː/, [t͡ʃə̃n̪.d̪ɾə.kä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]
Noun
चंद्रकांति • (candrakānti) f
- (rare, formal) moonlight
- Synonyms: चंद्रिका (candrikā), चाँदनी (cā̃dnī), ज्योत्स्ना (jyotsnā)
Declension
Declension of चंद्रकांति (fem i-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | चंद्रकांति candrakānti | चंद्रकांतियाँ candrakāntiyā̃ |
oblique | चंद्रकांति candrakānti | चंद्रकांतियों candrakāntiyõ |
vocative | चंद्रकांति candrakānti | चंद्रकांतियो candrakāntiyo |
Further reading
- Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “चंद्रकांति”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.