कार्पण्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कार्पण्य (kārpaṇya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾ.pəɳ.jᵊ/, [käːɾ.pɐ̃ɳ.jᵊ]

Noun

कार्पण्य • (kārpaṇya) m

1. wretchedness, poverty

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ग़रीबी

2. miserliness

Declension

Declension of कार्पण्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कार्पण्य kārpaṇya	कार्पण्य kārpaṇya
oblique	कार्पण्य kārpaṇya	कार्पण्यों kārpaṇyõ
vocative	कार्पण्य kārpaṇya	कार्पण्यो kārpaṇyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कार्पण्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Etymology

कार्पण (kārpaṇa) +‎ य (ya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾ.pɐɳ.jɐ/, [kɑːɾ.pɐj̃.jɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɑːɾˈpɐɳ.jɐ/

Noun

कार्पण्य • (kārpaṇya) stem, ?

1. poverty
2. meanness, avarice
3. compassion

Descendants

• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: कार्पण्य (kārpaṇya)

  Urdu: کارْپَنیَ (kārpanya)

References

• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “कार्पण्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press