As a deity name
Name 42 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 124 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 392 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
Name 722 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
कान्ता · kāntā · s.f.
A beloved or lovely woman; a wife, a sweetheart, mistress — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 806
Cited formation "कान्ता" is कान्त + -आ: कान्त means "(f. -ā), Beloved", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कान्ता" is कान्त + -आ: कान्त means "(f. -ā), Beloved", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a beloved or lovely woman, wife, mistress
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāntā" is the feminine form of "kānta" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
kāntā f. a beloved or lovely woman, wife, mistress, Kathās.
a charming wife, L.
the earth, L.
N. of certain plants, L.
large cardamoms, L.
1. kānta mf(ā)n. (fr. √ 2. kam), desired, loved, dear, pleasing, agreeable, lovely, beautiful
kānta m. any one beloved, a lover, husband
Alternative readings
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