कुनबा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀟𑀼𑀁𑀩 (kuḍuṃba)[1] + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-),[2] from Sanskrit कुटुम्ब (kuṭumba). Doublet of कुटुंब (kuṭumb).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊn.bɑː/, [kʊ̃n.bäː]

Noun

कुनबा • (kunbā) m (Urdu spelling کُنبہ)

  1. family
    Synonyms: परिवार (parivār), कुटुंब (kuṭumb), ख़ानदान (xāndān)

Declension
Declension of कुनबा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct कुनबा
kunbā		 कुनबे
kunbe
oblique कुनबे
kunbe		 कुनबों
kunbõ
vocative कुनबे
kunbe		 कुनबो
kunbo

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṭumba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुनबा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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