कानपुर

Hindi

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from कान (kān) +‎ -पुर (-pur, city), with the first element descended from the name for the Kanhpuriya dynasty. The ultimate source could be Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa) or कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa). Compare also the nearby कन्नौज (kannauj, Kannauj).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

कानपुर • (kānpurm (Urdu spelling کانپور)

  1. Kanpur (a city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India).

Declension

Declension of कानपुर (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct कानपुर
kānpur
oblique कानपुर
kānpur
vocative कानपुर
kānpur

See also

districts of Uttar Pradesh, India: उत्तर प्रदेश के जनपद (uttar pradeś ke janpad)edit
divisions of Uttar Pradesh, India: उत्तर प्रदेश के मंडल (uttar pradeś ke maṇḍal)edit