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करुणा
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Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
करुणा • (karuṇā) f (Urdu spelling کرنا)
- compassion, pity, kindness, mercy
- महात्मा गाँधी प्रेम और करुणा के प्रतिरूप थे।
- mahātmā gāndhī prem aur karuṇā ke pratirūp the.
- Mahatma Gandhi was a model of love and compassion.
Proper noun
करुणा • (karuṇā) f
- a female given name from Sanskrit
Declension
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “करुणा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “करुणा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “करुणा”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “करुणा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “करुणा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “करुणा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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Marathi
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
करुणा • (karuṇā) f
- compassion, kindness
- Synonym: दया (dayā)
Declension
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “करुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কৰুণা (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬭᬸᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
- করুণা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰨𑰲𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀭𑀼𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ကရုဏာ (Burmese script)
- કરુણા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਰੁਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦫꦸꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂩𑂳𑂝𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಕರುಣಾ (Kannada script)
- ករុណា (Khmer script)
- ກຣຸຓາ (Lao script)
- കരുണാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᡵᡠᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘨𑘳𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᠷᠤᢏᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧈𑧔𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐬𑐸𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
- କରୁଣା (Odia script)
- ꢒꢬꢸꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆫𑆶𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖨𑖲𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කරුණා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩼𑩒𑩪𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚤𑚰𑚘𑚭 (Takri script)
- கருணா (Tamil script)
- కరుణా (Telugu script)
- กรุณา (Thai script)
- ཀ་རུ་ཎཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒩𑒳𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨫𑨃𑨘𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
करुणा • (karuṇā) stem, f
Declension
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
Borrowed terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “करुणा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 255.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “karuna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 142
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