केसर
Sanskrit
Etymology
Sense "hair, mane" is from Proto-Indo-European *kéysero- (“hair”). Cognate with Latin caesariēs.
Pronunciation
Noun
केसर • (késara) m, n
- hair
- mane
- any fiber or filament of flowers or vegetables, resembling strands of hair
- saffron; the spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, resembling hair
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of केसर | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | केसरः (kesaraḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | केसरस्य (kesarasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | केसरः (kesaraḥ) | केसरौ (kesarau) | केसराः (kesarāḥ) |
| Vocative | केसर (kesara) | केसरौ (kesarau) | केसराः (kesarāḥ) |
| Accusative | केसरम् (kesaram) | केसरौ (kesarau) | केसरान् (kesarān) |
| Instrumental | केसरेन (kesarena) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरैः (kesaraiḥ) |
| Dative | केसराय (kesarāya) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरेभ्यः (kesarebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | केसरात् (kesarāt) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरेभ्यः (kesarebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | केसरस्य (kesarasya) | केसरयोः (kesarayoḥ) | केसरानाम् (kesarānām) |
| Locative | केसरे (kesare) | केसरयोः (kesarayoḥ) | केसरेषु (kesareṣu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of केसर | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | केसरम् (kesaram) | ||
| Gen. sg. | केसरस्य (kesarasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | केसरम् (kesaram) | केसरे (kesare) | केसरानि (kesarāni) |
| Vocative | केसर (kesara) | केसरे (kesare) | केसरानि (kesarāni) |
| Accusative | केसरम् (kesaram) | केसरे (kesare) | केसरानि (kesarāni) |
| Instrumental | केसरेन (kesarena) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरैः (kesaraiḥ) |
| Dative | केसराय (kesarāya) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरेभ्यः (kesarebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | केसरात् (kesarāt) | केसराभ्याम् (kesarābhyām) | केसरेभ्यः (kesarebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | केसरस्य (kesarasya) | केसरयोः (kesarayoḥ) | केसरानाम् (kesarānām) |
| Locative | केसरे (kesare) | केसरयोः (kesarayoḥ) | केसरेषु (kesareṣu) |
Related terms
- केसरी (kesarī)
- केशर (keśara)
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 310
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