कंधार

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kən.d̪ʱɑːɾ/, [kɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäːɾ]

Etymology 1

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्णधार (karṇadhāra). Doublet of कनहार (kanhār) and कनहारा (kanhārā), which exhibit regular sound changes but are now obsolete.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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कंधार (kandhārm

  1. (sailing) helmsman, master of (a vessel), coxswain, sailor
    Synonym: माँझी (māñjhī)
  2. boatman, rower

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Classical Persian قَنْدَهَار (qandahār) or Pashto کندهار (kandahār). Possible Doublet of सिकंदर (sikandar), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros); or possible doublet of the Indo-Aryan historic name गांधार (gāndhār) / गंधार (gandhār), from Sanskrit गान्धार (gāndhāra) / गन्धार (gandhāra).

Noun

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कंधार (kandhārm (indeclinable)

  1. A city in southern Afghanistan.
  2. A province in southern Afghanistan around the city.

References

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