Talk:किंनर

Related to כינור?
Could it possibly be related to the name of the ancient Hebrew harp כינור&lrm;? 173.88.246.138 23:28, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
 * This seems to be the wrong entry for the musical instrument, which may explain the absence of the sense. The right entry seems to be (M-W writes (ā)). Although maybe they are alt forms of each other; not sure, someone else should check.
 * As for the actual point: It's very plausible. Monier-Williams makes this connection, see this page, where he compares 🇨🇬. Our own Syriac entry also makes this connection, implying a path of 🇨🇬 => 🇨🇬 => 🇨🇬. 98.170.164.88 03:21, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
 * OTOH,  argues that the borrowing is in the opposite direction, and that the word is composed of Dravidian roots *kil and *naram. Compare, respectively,  and  (which we have under ). 98.170.164.88 04:00, 17 December 2022 (UTC)