kendra

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/ˈkɛndɹə/

noun

center

OriginHindi केंद्र ← Sanskrit केन्द्र ← Ancient Greek κέντρον →
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Meanings

kendra1

nounkendra (plural kendras)

plural kendras

  1. Indiacenter

Kendra2

proper noun
  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.

Origin

kendra · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱent-r-om“a pointed tool”
  2. Ancient Greekκέντρον
  3. Sanskritकेन्द्र
  4. Hindiकेंद्र
  5. Englishkendra

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.

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Kendra · proper noun

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rankeddarkenKanderdankerendarkderankKanredKenardnarked
Cite this entry
APA

kendra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kendra

MLA

“kendra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kendra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kendra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kendra.

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