kirana

K5I1R1A1N1A1

noun

A convenience store.

“kirana goods”

OriginHindi किराना →
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Meanings

nounkirana (plural kiranas)

plural kiranas

  1. IndiaA 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
  2. IndiaattributiveGroceries.

    kirana goods

    1 more example

    a kirana seller

Origin

  1. Hindiकिराना“groceries, spices”
  2. Englishkirana

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

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Anagrams

Karinakinara
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APA

kirana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirana

MLA

“kirana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirana.

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