कैथाना

Hindi

Etymology

From कैथ (kaith) +‎ -आना (-ānā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɛː.t̪ʰɑː.nɑː/, [kɛː.t̪ʰäː.näː]

Noun

कैथाना • (kaithānā) m (Urdu spelling کَیتھانا)

1. a Kayastha house or household
   • 1931, Premchand, सद्गति [sadgati]:

     कैथाने में जा कर एक लोटा पानी माँगूँ तो न मिले । भला खटिया कौन देगा !

     kaithāne mẽ jā kar ek loṭā pānī māṅgū̃ to na mile . bhalā khaṭiyā kaun degā !

     If I go to the Kayastha house and ask for a glass of water, I will not get it. Who do you think will provide a cot!

Declension

Declension of कैथाना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कैथाना kaithānā	कैथाने kaithāne
oblique	कैथाने kaithāne	कैथानों kaithānõ
vocative	कैथाने kaithāne	कैथानो kaithāno

References

• “कैथाना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.