kendi
kendi noun: a container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for pouring.
Noun
kendi (plural kendis or kendi)
- A container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for pouring.
Proper noun capitalized: Kendi
Kendi (plural Kendis)
- A surname.
Forms of kendi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | kendis |
| plural | kendi |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Kendis |
Origin of kendi
Borrowed from Malay kendi, from Sanskrit कुण्ड (kuṇḍa) or कुण्डिक (kuṇḍika, “water pot”).
Questions about kendi
- What does kendi mean?
- Kendi means a container of Asian derivation, usually handleless, used to hold liquid with a broad opening on top for inserting liquid and usually only one spout for pouring.
- What part of speech is kendi?
- Kendi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of kendi?
- The plural of kendi is kendis.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kendi (page history and authors); Kendi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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