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kinnara

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A celestial lover and musician, half-human and either half-horse or half-bird.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Indian mythology

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit किन्नर (kinnara).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ကိန္နရာ (kinna.ra) — celestial creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊那羅 /紧那罗 (jǐnnàluó) — celestial creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 緊捺羅 /紧捺罗 (jǐnnàluó) — celestial creature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人非人 (rénfēirén) — celestial creature
  • Hindi: किन्नर (kinnar) — celestial creature
  • Japanese: 緊那羅 (kinnara) — celestial creature
  • Khmer: កិន្នរ (kennɔɔ) — celestial creature
  • Khmer: កិន្នរា (kennɔɔriə) — celestial creature
  • Korean: 긴나라 (ginnara) — celestial creature
  • Marathi: किन्नर (kinnar) — celestial creature
  • Sanskrit: किन्नर (kinnara) — celestial creature
  • Shan: ၵိင်ႇၼရႃႇ (kìng nǎ ràa) — celestial creature
  • Thai: กินนร (gin-nɔɔn) — celestial creature
  • Vietnamese: khẩn na la — celestial creature