कुंभकार

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of कुम्हार (kumhār).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʊm.bʱkɑːɾ/, [kʊ̃m.bʱkäːɾ]

Noun

कुंभकार (kumbhkār) m (Urdu spelling کمبھکار)

  1. potter
    Synonym: कुम्हार (kumhār)
    • 1987, Krishnakant Trivedi, प्राचीन पालि साहित्य में भारतीय समाज [Indian society in ancient Pali literature], Varanasi: Kishor Vidya Niketan, →OCLC, page 312:
      रंगाई करने वाला वर्ग जिसे रजक कहा गया है सम्भवतः कुम्भकारों से पृथक् एक दूसरा कलाकार वर्ग था जो कुम्भकारों द्वारा निर्मित खिलौनों का रंगाई का कार्य सम्पन्न करता था।
      raṅgāī karne vālā varg jise rajak kahā gayā hai sambhavtaḥ kumbhakārõ se pŕthak ek dūsrā kalākār varg thā jo kumbhakārõ dvārā nirmit khilaunõ kā raṅgāī kā kārya sampanna kartā thā.
      The caste of the dyers which was called Rajaka was possibly a different caste from the potters which would do the job of colouring the toys made by potters.

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