कोण

कोण

See also: कण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /koːɳ/, [kõːɳ]

Noun

कोण • (koṇ) m

1. (geometry) angle
2. corner

   Synonym: कोना (konā)

Declension

Declension of कोण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोण koṇ	कोण koṇ
oblique	कोण koṇ	कोणों koṇõ
vocative	कोण koṇ	कोणो koṇo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कोण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi कवण (kavaṇa), कव्हण (kavhaṇa), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Cognate with Bengali কোন (kon), Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɳ/

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ)

1. (interrogative) who

   हे कोण?

   he koṇ?

   Who is this?

See also

• कधी (kadhī)
• कसे (kase)
• का (kā)
• काय (kāy)
• कोणते (koṇte)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कोण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कोण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कोण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaḥ_punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬓᭀᬡ (Balinese script)
• কোণ (Assamese script)
• কোণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰺𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁄𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌕𑍋𑌣 (Grantha script)
• કોણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੋਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• កោណ (Khmer script)
• ಕೋಣ (Kannada script)
• ໂກຓ (Lao script)
• കോണ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘎𑘻𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡬᠣᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• ကောဏ (Burmese script)
• 𑦮𑧜𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑀𑐞 (Newa script)
• କୋଣ (Oriya script)
• ꢒꣂꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆾𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖺𑖜 (Siddham script)
• කෝණ (Sinhalese script)
• కోణ (Telugu script)
• โกณ (Thai script)
• ཀོ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒼𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kōṇ (“corner”).[1] Compare Tamil கோணம் (kōṇam).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐw.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.ɳɐ/

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) m

1. a corner, angle
2. an intermediate point of the compass
3. (hence) the number, ‘four’
4. the quill of a lute, fiddle-stick, drum-stick
5. a sort of musical instrument, stringed musical instrument
6. the sharp edge of a sword
7. a staff, club

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोण (koṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	कोणौ koṇau	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ koṇau	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कोणम् koṇam	कोणौ koṇau	कोणान् koṇān
Instrumental	कोणेन koṇena	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणैः / कोणेभिः¹ koṇaiḥ / koṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	कोणाय koṇāya	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	कोणात् koṇāt	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	कोणस्य koṇasya	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणानाम् koṇānām
Locative	कोणे koṇe	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणेषु koṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: কোণ (kün)
• Bengali: কোণ (koṇ)
• Dhivehi: ކަން‎ (kan̊)
• Old Marathi: कोन (kona) / कोना (konā) / कोणा (koṇā)
  • Marathi: कोन (kon) / कोना (konā) / कोण (koṇ)
• Konkani: कोन (kon) / कोण (koṇ)
• Oriya: କଣ (kôṇô) / କୋଣ (koṇô)
• Pali: koṇa
  • Burmese: ဂံ (gam)
  • Khmer: កោណ (kaon)
• Punjabi: ਕੋਨਾ (konnā)
• →Tatsama:

  • Hindi: कोण (koṇ)
  • Telugu: కోణము (kōṇamu)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kōṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press