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kirana

kirana noun: convenience store.

Noun

kirana (plural kiranas)

  1. (India) convenience store
    • It means the 'nine-day rain' in Khasi," says the appropriately named Barisha, as she restocks the shelves at her kirana store.2016 June 19, “Why the world's wettest place gets thirsty”, in The Times of India

Forms of kirana

pluralkiranas

Origin of kirana

From Hindi किराना (kirānā, “groceries, spices”).

Questions about kirana

What does kirana mean?
Kirana means convenience store.
What part of speech is kirana?
Kirana is a noun.
What is the plural of kirana?
The plural of kirana is kiranas.

Words near kirana in the dictionary

  1. Kiraidhoo
  2. Kirakossian
  3. Kiraly
  4. Kiralys
  5. Kiran
  6. kirana
  7. kiranas
  8. Kirant
  9. Kiranti
  10. kiras
  11. kirat

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