क्लीब
Hindi
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- क्लीव (klīv)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit क्लीब (klība).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]क्लीब • (klīb) (indeclinable)
Noun
[edit]क्लीब • (klīb) m
- impotent or emasculated person; eunuch, neuter
- 1988–1990, Mahabharat (1988 TV series), episode 59, spoken by Uttar (Sameer Rajda), via DD National:
- महारथी अर्जुन इस क्लीब को अपना सारथि बनाते थे? ये सुनकर तो ऐसे लगता है कि तुम महारथी अर्जुन को जानती ही नहीं।
- mahārthī arjun is klīb ko apnā sārthi banāte the? ye sunkar to aise lagtā hai ki tum mahārthī arjun ko jāntī hī nahī̃.
- The great chariot-warrior Arjun used to make this eunuch his charioteer? On hearing this, it seems that you don't know the great chariot-warrior Arjun at all.
Declension
[edit]Declension of क्लीब (masc cons-stem)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “क्लीब”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1092