[kanyā], f. a girl, maiden, virgin, daughter.
[←OIA kanyā̀- f. ‘maiden’ RV., °yakā- f. MBh. <kanya-, °aka- ‘the smallest’ lex. ◀PIE *ken- ‘to appear, be born, come forth anew; to begin; fresh, new, young’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. recent ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0857; (Turner, 1966) 2737, 2732; (MW, 1899) 0249; (Pokorny, 1959) 0563; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.297
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