Kariśmā
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَرِشْمَه (karišma), probably from Ancient Greek χᾰ́ρῐσμᾰ (khắrĭsmă, “grace, favour, gift”), from χᾰρῐ́ζομαι (khărĭ́zomai, “I show favor”), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
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Karṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa). Doublet of कान (kān), a tadbhava.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
Kārtik
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कार्त्तिक (kārttika), a vṛddhi derivative of कृत्तिका (kṛttikā, “cutter”), a variant of कृतिका (kṛtikā), from the root कृत् (kṛt, “to cut”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Kārtikey
Borrowed from Sanskrit कार्त्तिकेय (kārttikeya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Kārttikey
Borrowed from Sanskrit कार्त्तिकेय (kārttikeya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Karuṇā
Borrowed from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kaśyap
Borrowed from Sanskrit कश्यप (kaśyapa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
Kaumudī
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौमुदी (kaumudī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Kauśal
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौशल (kauśala).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kauśalyā
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौशल्या (kauśalyā), alternative form of कौसल्या (kausalyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kauśik
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौशिक (kauśika).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
Kaustubh
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौस्तुभ (kaustubha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
Ka͠utey
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौन्तेय (kaunteya).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
Kedār
Borrowed from Sanskrit केदार (kedāra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Keśav
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केशव (keśava).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
Khyāti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ख्याति (khyāti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kiraṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
Kīrti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kiśan
Inherited from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of कान्हा (kānhā) and कृष्ण (kŕṣṇa)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Kiśor
Borrowed from Sanskrit किशोर (kiśora).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Kokilā
Borrowed from Sanskrit कोकिला (kokilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Komal
Borrowed from Sanskrit कोमल (komala).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Koyal
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀇𑀮 (koila), from Sanskrit कोकिल (kokila).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
Krānti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्रान्ति (krānti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Kŕtajña
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृतज्ञ (kṛtajña).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kŕtārth
Borrowed from Sanskrit कृतार्थ (kṛtārtha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
Kŕti
Borrowed from Sanskrit कृति (kṛ́ti), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
Kŕttikā
Borrowed from Sanskrit कृत्तिका (kṛttikā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kṣamā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षमा (kṣamā). Doublet of छमा (chamā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Kṣayārṣ
Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षयर्ष (kṣayarṣa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
Kṣitij
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षितिज (kṣitija).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
Kumār
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुमार (kumāra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Kumkum
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Kumud
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुमुद (kumuda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Kuṇāl
From Sanskrit कुणाल (kuṇāla).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kuśāgra
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुशाग्र (kuśāgra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Kuśal
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुशल (kúśala).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Kusum
Borrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “kind of flower”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
Lakhan
Inherited from Prakrit लक्खण (lakkhaṇa), from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Lakṣmaṇ
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṇ
Lakṣmī
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Lalit
Borrowed from Sanskrit ललित (lalita). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ललित (lalita).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
Latā
Borrowed from Sanskrit लता (latā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Madan
Inherited from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
Mādhav
Borrowed from Sanskrit माधव (mā́dhava), the vṛddhi derivative of मधु (mádhu, “sweet”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
Madhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
Madhukar
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधुकर (madhukara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Madhulikā
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधुलिका (madhulikā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Madhur
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधुर (madhura).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Mādhvī
Borrowed from Sanskrit माधवी (mādhavī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
Mahādev
Borrowed from Sanskrit महादेव (mahādeva).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
Mahajbī̃
Borrowed from Classical Persian مَاهجَبِین (māh-jabīn).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends ̃
Mahārṇav
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महार्णव (mahārṇava); equivalent to महा- (mahā-) + अर्णव (arṇav).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
Mahendra
Borrowed from Sanskrit महेन्द्र (mahendra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Maheś
Borrowed from Sanskrit महेश (maheśa). By surface analysis, महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश (īś, “lord”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
Maheśvar
Borrowed from Sanskrit महेश्वर (maheśvara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
Mahimā
Borrowed from Sanskrit महिमन् (mahiman).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
Mahīpāl
Borrowed from Sanskrit महीपाल (mahīpāla).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Mahmūd
Borrowed from Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
Maithilī
Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī