काशि

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাশি (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬰᬶ (Balinese script)
• কাশি (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰫𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀰𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ကာၐိ (Burmese script)
• કાશિ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਸ਼ਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦯꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂬𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾಶಿ (Kannada script)
• កាឝិ (Khmer script)
• ກາຨິ (Lao script)
• കാശി (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘫𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠱᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧋𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐱𑐶 (Newa script)
• କାଶି (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢯꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆯𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖫𑖰 (Siddham script)
• කාශි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩿𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚧𑚮 (Takri script)
• காஶி (Tamil script)
• కాశి (Telugu script)
• กาศิ (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ཤི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒬𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨮𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From काश् (kāś).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɕi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.ɕi/

Noun

काशि • (kāśi) stem, m

1. (literary) ‘shining’, the sun
2. the clenched hand, fist, handful

Noun

काशि • (kāśi) stem, f

1. (literary) 'the splendid’
2. fine cotton or silk (from काशि)

Proper noun

काशि • (kāśi) stem, f

1. name of a celebrated city and place of pilgrimage (the modern Benares, usually written काशी)