किसान
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit कृषाण (kṛṣāṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɪ.sɑːn/, [kɪ.sä̃ːn]
Noun
किसान • (kisān) m or f by sense (Urdu spelling کسان)
- farmer, cultivator
- Synonyms: कृषक (kŕṣak), काश्तकार (kāśtakār)
- किसान अपनी उपज मंडी में लाते हैं।
- kisān apnī upaj maṇḍī mẽ lāte ha͠i.
- Farmers bring their yield to the market.
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of किसान (masc cons-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “किसान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “किसान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “किसान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किसान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
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