कायापलट

Hindi

Etymology

काया (kāyā) +‎ पलटना (palaṭnā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.jɑːp.ləʈ/, [käː.jäːp.lɐʈ]

Noun

कायापलट • (kāyāplaṭ) f

radical transformation (of a person, situation, social-order etc.)
(biology) metamorphosis
Synonyms: कायांतरण (kāyāntraṇ), रूपांतरण (rūpāntraṇ)

Declension

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References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “काया”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कायापलट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884), “काया”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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