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kendra

/ˈkɛndɹə/

kendra noun: center.

Noun

kendra (plural kendras)

  1. (India) center

Proper noun capitalized: Kendra

Kendra

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

kendra meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

kendra in Hindi

केन्द्रा

kendra in Tamil

கேந்திரா, கெந்திரா

kendra in Urdu

کیندرا, کینڈرا

kendra in Bengali

কেন্দ্রা
More languagesFewer languages
kendra in Telugu
కెంద్ర, కెండ్రా
kendra in Malayalam
കെന്ദ്ര
kendra in Kannada
ಕೆಂದ್ರ, ಕೆಂಡ್ರಾ
kendra in Punjabi
ਕੈਂਡਰਾ
kendra in Gujarati
કેન્દ્રા
kendra in Odia
କେଣ୍ଡ୍ରା

Forms of kendra

pluralkendras

Origin of kendra

Borrowed from Hindi केंद्र (kendra), from Sanskrit केन्द्र (kendra), from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-r-om (“a pointed tool”). Doublet of center.

Coined in the latter half of the twentieth century, presumably a blend of Kenneth + Sandra.

Questions about kendra

What does kendra mean?
Kendra means center.
What is kendra in Hindi?
Kendra in Hindi is केन्द्रा. See Kendra meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kendra?
Kendra can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kendra?
Kendra is pronounced /ˈkɛndɹə/.
What is the plural of kendra?
The plural of kendra is kendras.

Words near kendra in the dictionary

  1. kendoist
  2. kendoists
  3. kendoka
  4. kendokas
  5. kendomycin
  6. kendra
  7. Kendrapara
  8. kendras
  9. Kendrick
  10. Kendrick Extrication Device
  11. Kendrick Extrication Devices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kendra (page history and authors); Kendra (page history and authors); kendra (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kendra (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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