केसरी

See also: कसरी, क़ुसूर, कसूर, कैंसर, कुसूर, क़सूर, and केसर

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /keːs.ɾiː/

Etymology 1

From केसर (kesar) +‎ -ई (-ī). Cognate with Marathi केशरी (keśrī).

Adjective

केसरी • (kesrī) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling کیسری)

1. saffron coloured

   Synonyms: केसरिया (kesriyā), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रानी (zāfrānī), भगवा (bhagvā)

Noun

केसरी • (kesrī) f (Urdu spelling کیسری)

1. saffron (colour/dye)

   Synonyms: केसर (kesar), गेरुआ (geruā), ज़ाफ़रान (zāfrān), भगवा (bhagvā)

Declension

Declension of केसरी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	केसरी kesrī	केसरियाँ kesriyā̃
oblique	केसरी kesrī	केसरियों kesriyõ
vocative	केसरी kesrī	केसरियो kesriyo

Derived terms

• केसरिया (kesriyā)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit केसरिन् (kesarin) / केशरिन् (keśarin, literally “maned, having a mane”).

Alternative forms

• केशरी (keśrī)

Noun

केसरी • (kesrī) m (Urdu spelling کیسری)

1. lion

   Synonyms: सिंह (sĩh), शेर (śer)

2. horse

   Synonyms: घोड़ा (ghoṛā), अश्व (aśva)

3. citron

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:बिजौरा

Declension

Declension of केसरी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	केसरी kesrī	केसरी kesrī
oblique	केसरी kesrī	केसरियों kesriyõ
vocative	केसरी kesrī	केसरियो kesriyo

Proper noun

केसरी • (kesrī) m

1. (Hinduism) Kesari (the father of Hanuman)
2. Kesari dynasty (an Indian dynasty controlling parts of modern-day Odisha, from c. 9th to c. 12th centuries CE)

   Synonym: सोमवंशी (somvañśī)

Declension

Declension of केसरी (sg-only masc ī-stem)

	singular
direct	केसरी kesrī
oblique	केसरी kesrī
vocative	केसरी kesrī

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “केसरी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1044
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “केसरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 213