کہکشاں

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کهکشان (kahkašân).

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): [kɛɦ.kə.ʃɑ̃ː]
  • Audio (PK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃ː

Noun

کَہْکَشاں • (kahkaśā̃) f (Hindi spelling कहकशाँ)

  1. galaxy
  2. Milky Way

Declension
Declension of کہکشاں
singular plural
direct کہکشاں (kahkaśā̃) کہکشائیں (kahkaśāẽ)
oblique کہکشاں (kahkaśā̃) کہکشاؤں (kahkaśāõ)
vocative کہکشاں (kahkaśā̃) کہکشاؤں (kahkaśāõ)

References
  • “کہکشاں”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “کہکشاں”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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