क्षण

See also: कृष्ण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa). Compare Rajasthani छण (chaṇ), Gujarati ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ), Chinese 剎那 (chànà).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʃən/

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m (Urdu spelling کشن‎)

  1. an instant, the blink of an eye (a short amount of time)
  2. a moment

Declension

Declension of क्षण
Singular Plural
Direct क्षण (kṣaṇ) क्षण (kṣaṇ)
Oblique क्षण (kṣaṇ) क्षणों (kṣaṇõ)
Vocative क्षण (kṣaṇ) क्षणो (kṣaṇo)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa). Compare Rajasthani छण (chaṇ), Gujarati ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ), Chinese 剎那 (chànà).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [(k)ʂəɳ], [(k)ʃəɳ]

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m

  1. moment, instant (a short amount of time)

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “क्षण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “क्षण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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