कालापानी

Hindi

Etymology

From काला (kālā, “black”) +‎ पानी (pānī, “water”), from the darkness of the water surrounding the islands.

Proper noun

कालापानी • (kālāpānī) m

1. (metonymically, uncommon) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. (by extension) Cellular Jail (a colonial prison on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

Declension

Declension of कालापानी (sg-only masc ī-stem)

	singular
direct	कालापानी kālāpānī
oblique	कालेपानी kālepānī
vocative	कालेपानी kālepānī

Noun

कालापानी • (kālāpānī) m

1. exile (as a punishment)

Declension

Declension of कालापानी (masc ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कालापानी kālāpānī	कालेपानी kālepānī
oblique	कालेपानी kālepānī	कालेपानियों kālepāniyõ
vocative	कालेपानी kālepānī	कालेपानियो kālepāniyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “कालापानी”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha