Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“hell”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“hell”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
का
marks the genitive case: -'s, of, belonging to; part of, originating from; made of, consisting of; worth, useful
कि
that
Śabdasāgara also records: एक नरक का नाम । कुंभीपाक नरक · कपोल
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit कार्य — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Inherited from Old Hindi का (kā), कौ (kau), केरा (kerā), कर (kara), from Apabhramsa केर (kera) from Prakrit केर (kera), which could be used in conjunction with the genitive case to indicate relation or possession. Ultimately from Sanskrit कार्य (kāryá, “to be done”), whence also …” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kārya mfn. (fut. p.p. √ 1. kṛ), to be made or done or practised or performed, practicable, feasible, AV. iii, 24, 5; TS.; Mn. &c.
to be imposed (as a punishment), Mn. viii, 276 & 285
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian کِه (ki). Compare Gujarati કે (ke), Marathi की (kī), Punjabi ਕਿ (ki).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘a skull’ or ‘the temples, upper part of the cheek’ (kapāla, or kapola)
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Dictionary citations
kenāra m. the head, L.
‘a skull’ or ‘the temples, upper part of the cheek’ (kapāla, or kapola), L.
a joint, L.
a division of hell, hell compared to a potter's kiln, L.
kenāra m. (-raḥ) 1 The head. 2 The temples, the upper part of the cheek. 3 A joint. 4 A division of hell, a hell like a potter's kiln. E. ka the head, &c. mṛ to guide, ghañ aff.
Alternative readings
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