केसर

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केसर

/keː.səɾ/ Hindi, Standard
[keː.sɐɾ] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀭 (kesara), from Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀲𑀭 (kesara), from Sanskrit केसर (kesara, “hair, saffron”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *káysaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káysaras, from Proto-Indo-European *kéysero- (“hair”). The sense of "saffron" developed in Sanskrit based on the spice's physical resemblance to hair. Cognate with Bengali কেশর (keśor)

noun kesar · کیسر · केसर · केसरों

masculine the stigma or pistil of a flower, especially of the crocus (Crocus sativus)
masculine filament of a lotus
masculine saffron
Similar: कुमकुम, ज़ाफ़रान
masculine saffron or yellow

In English

saffron plant
mane longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse

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"केसर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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केसर. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0

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"केसर." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {केसर},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}