क्षीण

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʃiːn/

Adjective

क्षीण • (kṣīṇ)

1. emaciated, gaunt
2. rachitic, rickety
3. feeble, weak

   Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), निर्बल (nirbal)

Etymology

From √क्षि (kṣi, “to destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂiː.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂiː.ɳɐ/

Adjective

क्षीण • (kṣīṇa)

1. wasted
   • c. 300 BCE, Pañcatantra Dharmabuddhi ca duṣṭabuddhi

     किंतु दुष्टबुद्धिरचिरमसद्व्ययव्यसनित्वात् क्षिणाविभावो ऽभूत

     kiṃtu duṣṭabuddhiraciramasadvyayavyasanitvāt kṣiṇāvibhāvo ’bhūta

     But soon, (due) to inappropriate expense caused by addiction, Duṣṭabuddhi's wealth was wasted

2. weakened
3. delicate
4. lost
5. destroyed

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 328