कन्या

Marathi

noun
Definitions
  • girl
  • daughter

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कन्या (girl, maiden, virgin, daughter) inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kanyáH inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH derived from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape), *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ken-

Gloss

ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

始

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