As a Hindi name
कांस्य · noun · masculine
काँसा । कसकुट · धातु का बना हुआ पानपात्र (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
कांस्य · kānsya · adj.
Consisting of white copper, &c; made of brass — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 807
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
white-copper or bell-metal or brass, queen's metal, any amalgam of zinc and copper
Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "kāṃsya" is derived from "kāṃs" with the ñyaṅ/ñyaṭ/yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kāṃs cl. 1. Ā. kāṃsate, to shine, glitter, Dhātup. xvi, 46 (v.l. for kāś).
kāṃsya mf(ā)n. (fr. kaṃsa) consisting of white-copper or bell-metal or brass, KātyŚr.; MBh. xiii, 94, 41; R.; Mn. iv, 65
kāṃsya n. white-copper or bell-metal or brass, queen's metal, any amalgam of zinc and copper, Mn. v, 114
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
kāṃsya mf(ā)n. (fr. kaṃsa) consisting of white-copper or bell-metal or brass, KātyŚr.; MBh. xiii, 94, 41; R.; Mn. iv, 65
kāṃsya n. white-copper or bell-metal or brass, queen's metal, any amalgam of zinc and copper, Mn. v, 114
a drinking vessel of brass, goblet, ŚāṅkhŚr.; MBh.; R.
kāṃsya n. a kind of musical instrument (a sort of gong or plate of bell-metal struck with a stick or rod), L.
a particular measure of capacity, L.
kāṃs cl. 1. Ā. kāṃsate, to shine, glitter, Dhātup. xvi, 46 (v.l. for kāś).
Alternative readings
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