कगार

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Dasa suggests from Sanskrit काग्र (kāgra, literally “above the water”), from क (ka) +‎ अग्र (agra), but this is phonologically implausible and no cognates are found.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kə.ɡɑːɾ/, [kɐ.ɡäːɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ
• Hyphenation: क‧गार

Noun

कगार • (kagār) f

1. precipice, cliff face

Declension

Declension of कगार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कगार kagār	कगारें kagārẽ
oblique	कगार kagār	कगारों kagārõ
vocative	कगार kagār	कगारो kagāro

Descendants

• → Bengali: কাগার (kagar)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कगार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कगार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha