Girl · Sanskrit · Hindu
Kinkini
किंकिणीSay it KIN-ki-nee
- Meaning today
- Tinkling anklet bells
- Original meaning
- "a small bell" Monier-Williams, p. 282
- Say it
- KIN-ki-nee
- Written
- किंकिणी
- Other spellings
- Kinkinee, Kinkani
Kinkini
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Kinkini meaning
Kinkini (किंकिणी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
A small bell
Also used to mean: tinkling anklet bells
Kinkini (किंकिणी) is the Sanskrit word for a small bell, the tiny tinkling bells strung on anklets, girdles and temple decorations. Monier-Williams cites it from the Mahabharata and the Harivaṃśa, and also records it as the name of a goddess in the Tantras and a kind of sour grape. Name lists give "tinkling anklet bells", matching the dictionary; in Hindi these bells are called ghungroo. The sound of kinkiṇī bells is a favourite detail in descriptions of dancers and of the child Krishna.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 282 · entry kiṅkiṇī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kiṅkiṇī, p. 282
Fits your syllable
First sound कि
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 4 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is की, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kinkini · Kinkinee · Kinkani