कनीज़

Hindi

noun
Definitions
  • maidservant, handmaid, slave-girl

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کنیز derived from Proto-Iranian *kanyáH (maiden, small girl) derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kanyáH derived from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape), *ken- (ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ken-

Gloss

ashes, dust, new, fresh, begin, pinch, scratch, press, cut, kink, buckle, arise, rub, bend, scrape

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

始

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