कायापलट
Hindi
Etymology
काया (kāyā) + पलटना (palaṭnā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.jɑː.pə.ləʈ/, [käː.jäː.pɐ.lɐʈ]
Noun
कायापलट • (kāyāpalaṭ) f
- radical transformation (of a person, situation, social-order etc.)
- (biology) metamorphosis
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कायापलट kāyāpalaṭ |
कायापलटें kāyāpalaṭẽ |
| oblique | कायापलट kāyāpalaṭ |
कायापलटों kāyāpalaṭõ |
| vocative | कायापलट kāyāpalaṭ |
कायापलटो kāyāpalaṭo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कायापलट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “काया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.