कनीज़

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کنیز (kanīz), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (knyck' /⁠kanīzag⁠/), diminutive of [Book Pahlavi needed] (knyk' /⁠kanīg⁠/, maid) from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH (small girl; maiden), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *ken-. Doublet of कन्या (kanyā). Compare Punjabi ਕਨੀਜ਼ (kanīz) / کَنیز (kanez).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.niːz/, [kɐ.niːz], /kə.niːd͡ʒ/, [kɐ.niːd͡ʒ]
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Noun

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कनीज़ (kanīzf (Urdu spelling کنیز)

  1. maidservant, handmaid, slave-girl
    Synonyms: दासी (dāsī), बाँदी (bā̃dī), लौंडी (lauṇḍī), सेविका (sevikā)

Declension

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References

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