किन्नर
Hindi
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɪn.nəɾ/, [kɪ̃n.nɐɾ]
 
Noun
    
किन्नर • (kinnar) m
- (Hinduism) kinnara (divine class of gandharvas who excel at music)
 - hijra, eunuch, transgender
- Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)
 
 
Usage notes
    
किन्नर (kinnar) is the preferred name of the South Asian hijra community to refer to themselves.
Declension
    
References
    
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किन्नर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
 
Sanskrit
    
    
Declension
    
| Masculine a-stem declension of किन्नर (kinnara) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | किन्नरः kinnaraḥ  | 
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹  | 
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹  | 
| Vocative | किन्नर kinnara  | 
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹  | 
किन्नराः / किन्नरासः¹ kinnarāḥ / kinnarāsaḥ¹  | 
| Accusative | किन्नरम् kinnaram  | 
किन्नरौ / किन्नरा¹ kinnarau / kinnarā¹  | 
किन्नरान् kinnarān  | 
| Instrumental | किन्नरेण kinnareṇa  | 
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām  | 
किन्नरैः / किन्नरेभिः¹ kinnaraiḥ / kinnarebhiḥ¹  | 
| Dative | किन्नराय kinnarāya  | 
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām  | 
किन्नरेभ्यः kinnarebhyaḥ  | 
| Ablative | किन्नरात् kinnarāt  | 
किन्नराभ्याम् kinnarābhyām  | 
किन्नरेभ्यः kinnarebhyaḥ  | 
| Genitive | किन्नरस्य kinnarasya  | 
किन्नरयोः kinnarayoḥ  | 
किन्नराणाम् kinnarāṇām  | 
| Locative | किन्नरे kinnare  | 
किन्नरयोः kinnarayoḥ  | 
किन्नरेषु kinnareṣu  | 
| Notes | 
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Descendants
    
- → Tamil: கின்னரம் (kiṉṉaram)
 
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